Hi, I joined this Stroke forum as my husband had a small stroke at the end of June. In fact he sadly decided to have it when we were going away to Scotland for a few days break on a coach trip. We had got as far as Leeds. Never mind you cant choose the day I know. After spending a day in Leeds General we left being informed it was a Tia. After being at home he started having " tias " and to date has had 8. He has had an Mri which has shown slight damage from June in Leeds so have confirmed it was a small stroke and these " episodes " he is experiencing now are post stroke seizures. Does anyone know if there are any differences between these and Tias? He was given no medication to prevent seizures happening as he is already on such medication anyway for something else. He is now awaiting a ct scan, he has had one of his head and neck but awaiting another. At the moment he seems quite tired and not eating alot at all. But he is ok and in one piece but Im just concerned about the amount of " small seizures " he has had!
@janesmith87 hi & welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear your husband has had a stroke & now seems to be having seizures. Seizures can happen after a stroke & they themselves can be tiring in addition to post stroke fatigue. I think they are different to TIAs but don’t know much about them.
Hopefully the tests he is having will identify something they can treat. He may need his meds adjusting but they’ll know more after his tests. Don’t know if you’ve already seen it but if not have a look at this publication.
Being tired & low appetite can happen after stroke. Hopefully both will improve in time.
Wishing you both all the best.
Ann x
@janesmith87 i too suffered post stroke seizures. i was put on Levetiracetam 250mg twice a day, then upped to 500mg twice per day. touch wood not had one since dec2022. it is common but do stop my neurologist stated not tia