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Seems better after a seizure

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Has anyone ever noticed that after a 1st seizure after a brain injury & surgery that it's helped with the progress of getting better?

My husband seems to have pushed to the next level after this has happened which is very bizarre but true😊

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Whilst it is fantastic to be positive, dare I say it may be too early to reach such a conclusion. Positivity is crucial but also remember that brain injury recoveries can go up and down. I thought I was back to normal 6 mths after my TBI. In reality it has taken 3 yrs to get my brain back to the level it used to be. I'm sure your hubby will recover strongly just recommend you don't expect too much too soon. Good luck with the recovery xx

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RogerCMerriman

It maybe brings things into focus? Every one I know who has seizures find they muddy the brain so can only assume it's a prod to keep going?

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sca2013

Well I don't know about that exactly. However, after sustaining my brain injury I had a grand mal seizure. Within a few hours after regaining consciousness I seemed t be hyper alert and very sharp mentally. I surprised myself at my astute abilities as was my wife. Before the events I had always been pretty high functioning, but it seemed to go to a new level. Then over the course of the next few weeks this all declined quite rapidly as the results of the brain injury seemed to take over. My take on this is my body or brain knew damage had been done to my brain wiring and was trying to take advantage of what was left before the wiring broke completely. I have no idea if that is true, but that is my perception about it.

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GrandmaM

"Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a procedure, done under general anesthesia, in which small electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. ECT seems to cause changes in brain chemistry that can quickly reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses.

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) - Mayo Clinic

mayoclinic.org › prc-20014161

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