Is involuntary thumb movement related to seizure?
Patient's Query
Hi doctor,
I am taking antiepileptic medicine Selzic 300 for three years now, and I have a problem with involuntary thumb movement. My doctor suggested Clonazepam along with Selzic, to control this thumb movement. From the last three years, I am fits free, and at the age of 5, I had meningitis. Please tell me if I am at a risk of getting fits.
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com. You are saying that you are fits free for last three years. I need more detail. 1. Since when you started to have involuntary thumb movements? 2. Is it on one side or both sides? How long does it last? Were you not able to control it? And how frequent does it happen? 3. What kind of seizures did you use to have? Involuntary thumb movements may be a partial seizure. That is why your doctor added the new medicine. But, Clonazepam is not that good antiepileptic compared to other more effective medicines available. But it does not increase the risk of seizure. I would like to know these details and also want to see the movements of thumb to make a better judgment. Have you ever gotten an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and EEG (electroencephalogram)? If yes, then I would like to see them also.
Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!
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