Need some advice

[mariarodriguez]

My brother was diagnosed with epilepsy a few weeks ago, he’s 21 years old. He was taken to the hospital because of dehydration caused by having Dengue for 6 days, at the hospital he was treated for Dengue only, but then he started shaking involuntarily for 2 days, the doctors started the search to find out the cause, all blood exams where made and nothing (there was a time one exam said that his calcium level was low, but then they repeat the blood test and apparently it was a lab mistake).The doctors order an electroencephalogram, and then he had the seizure, apparently big one; he was diagnosed with “Photosensitive Epilepsy”. (I do not know if it’s important to remember he had almost 10 days with dengue and he was very weak). Then the doctor ordered a Tomography and it went well, no comments about it. The Doctor prescribed Topamax for a period of 3 to 6 months, when he wants to see the patient again.After that we went home and he was order a MIR, and then the same Doctor who prescribed the topamax also prescribed Valpakine. He’s now taken both medicines.He had never present a seizure before the exam, no signs of epilepsy what so ever.Is it normal to not have any epileptic episodes but to have them after or during an electroencephalogram? He was shacking for 2 days, does it means those where seizures?Are those medicines supposed to go together in his case, where he has never had a seizure before the clinic?Thank you so much for your time and concern,God Bless you,Maria

[urpal]

Hi Maria,
I was just wondering how your brother is now?  Like shejeep, above, I feel that the seizures were most probably because of his very weakened state due to the Dengue.  I do hope that he is making a good recovery.
Lots of Love
Urpal
xxx

[shejeep]

When I was diagnosed, the Drs. told me that they did not want to startany meds tell I had at lest 3 seperat epasodet. If I am not wrong dehydration can cause seizers if bad enought? If I was him I would go to get ck out by a nother dr. just to see. A 2nd opaion never herts.