can epilepsy be passed down to my kids

[brainpain]

hi, im worried about my 12yr old son. i had my first seizure when i was about 12 . when i had my first seizure my nose bleed very bad and sometimes when my nose bleeds i will still have a seizure. i have been diagnosed with granmal seizures. i have icepick migraines and hes starting to have headaches. i have taken him to the doctor about the headaches ,im worried about them because im a pituitary tumor survivor. the doctor blows him off. she thinks hes acting because of my condition. my seizure started after a nose bleed and he blacked out after his at school.no one else in my family has epilesy mom or dads side. the school nurse thinks his nose bleed because its so dry . do you think he could be getting epilesy?

[brainpain]

thank you for your advice. i have been to 2 neuros and they cant find any reason for my seizures. i was allways a very healthy kid,hardley ever got a cold.  it just scared me when his nose bleed and he blacked out, brought back the the fear i had as a kid. he dont have any signs of epilesy , other than the nose bleed and blacking out. i do have warning signs, i have really learned mine. i can perdict my seizures 80% of the time.i have them in my sleep sometimes . i will have him checked out by a neuro.
i have a question about my last seizure,i posted last week it got lost.  my seizures has changed after my crainotomy.  i was asleep on the couch and i had one , my husband said it lasted about 5min and i was out for about 15min. he said with this one my face drawed to one side like i was having a stroke. i had a severe headache and vomiting. he dident take me to the er , and i cant drive after a seizure , so im worried about this. i had fell asleep and sleep all day .i have appt with my neuro in 2 weeks.how serious is a seizure that last that long and face drawing to one side.thanks

[Dr Santos]

Hi,

In most cases epilepsy is not inherited. The tendency towards Epilepsy might be inherited, but certain conditions must exist in the brain before a person will experience epileptic seizures. It is most unlikely that children will inherit the disorder.

As i understand, your son is also having headaches and had a previous episode of nose bleed which also what started your epileptic attacks when you were at his age? Epilepsy can be the result of an infection or disease. Some conditions known to have a risk of resulting in Epilepsy are meningitis, viral encephalitis, and less frequently mumps, measles, diphtheria, and abscesses. In some cases, epileptic seizures can be triggered by things that happen in the environment.

Without the symptoms of epilepsy, we can not say that your son is and will have the same condition as you were. It is important that you watch out for these symptoms and to bring him to your doctor for evaluation.

Take care and regards.