Posted by Elizabeth on July 3, 2001, at 13:51:16
In reply to Re: aha! Deja Vu dreamy states » Mitch, posted by Zo on July 2, 2001, at 23:42:55
> I'm not aware of TLE seizure states lasting for a few hours. . .but then, it's relationship to migraine. . .why the hell not.
There is such a thing as "complex partial status epilepticus," but it's (supposedly) very rare. I think the CW is that if a partial seizure goes on for very long, it almost always becomes generalised. A few minutes (or even seconds), like Zo described, is the usual duration.
OTOH, I've heard of people having "blackouts" lasting several hours or more that didn't seem to be related to drug use or a dissociative disorder; presumably there's something weird going on there.
> I do know the perceptual feeling that everything is a movie.
Me too. (Well said, BTW, Mitch.)
-elizabeth
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