MY MOTHER IN LAW IS HAVING SPELLS AND NO ONE IS ABLE TO GIVE HER AN ANSWER TO WHAT IS WRONG. SH HAS HAD A MRI, CT SCAN, BLOOD WORK, EKG, ETC. WITH NO LUCK. HERE ARE HER SYMPTOMS.

HER VISION BECOMES BLURRY AND THEN SHE GOES INTO ALMOST LIKE A TRANCE WHERE SHE JUST STARES OFF IN SPACE. WHEN YOU ASK HER IF SHE IS ALL RIGHT SHE CAN HEAR YOU BUT SHE CAN’T MOVE OR RESPOND TO YOUR QUESTIONS. THIS NORMALLY LASTS 20-30 SECONDS AND WHEN SHE COMES OUT OF IT SHE IS EXTREMELY GROGGY LIKE JUST WAKING UP.

SHE IS 90 YEARS OLD AND I WONDERED IF SHE SHOULD POSSIBLY SEE A NEUROLOGIST?

Dr. Joshua’s Answer:

It sounds like it could possibly be a temporal seizure (complex partial). MRI has been done to rule out tumors, so one way to approach this would be to start a trial with an antiepileptic drug such as carbamazepine. If that doesn’t help, neuro consult + EEG may be needed.

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