

I have temporal lobe epilepsy myself, and still experience simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures.īruce. Complex partial seizures are also called "psychomotor seizures". "Complex" because they impair consciousness and "partial" because they begin in a limited area of the brain.

Then there is another type of partial seizure called the complex partial seizure. Whenever you're aware of odd feelings like deja vu, dreamy, feeling warm and fuzzy, those feelings match the symptoms of simple partial seizures. "Partial" because they begin in a limited area of the brain. I remember a doctor saying this himself in a vdieo I saw online. īurm80, what you described for the types of seizures you've had, points more towards what is called "Temporal Lobe Epilepsy". Some doctors prefer to use the word focal, instead of partial. *I'm not a doctor, but the information I share is what I've either learned and or experienced due to having epilepsy myself. Here are some resources for what I'm talking about:īruce. I have temporal lobe epilepsy myself, and still experience simple partial seizures and complex partial seizures. Complex partial seizures are also called " psychomotor seizures". Then there is another type of partial seizure called the complex partial seizure. Many of us report our first experiences between the ages of 6 and 10. Young people experience déjà vu the most. Whenever you're aware of odd feelings like deja vu, dreamy, feeling warm and fuzzy, those feelings match the symptoms of simple partial seizures. "Partial" because they begin in a limited area of the brain. Sophie Nori Déjà vu describes the strange experience of a situation feeling much more familiar than it should.

The focal seizures were not scary, they just felt like a very scaled down version of the original ones.īurm80, what you described for the types of seizures you've had, points more towards what is called "Temporal Lobe Epilepsy". Some doctors prefer to use the word focal, instead of partial. The neurologist stated that these were focal seizures and were from the seizure disorder (I have partial complex temporal seizures) They have added a second medication. I may be walking and feel that this has happened before. I spoke with the neurologist today about my recent infrequent episodes of talking to someone and thinking that this has happened before. I have been on Lamictal 300 mg twice a day. Before being treated I felt like a dreamy feeling was surrounding me and whatever was near, felt/looked fuzzy and warm. My deja vu is much better since starting lamotrigine.
