Bex - Interview 04

Age at Interview: 20

Sex: Female

Age at Diagnosis: 13

Background: Bex is 20 and full-time history student. She is single and lives at university student halls of residence. Ethnic background / nationality: White British / Welsh.

Brief outline:Bex was diagnosed with photosensitive absence epilepsy at 13. At the moment she is changing medication from Epilim (sodium valproate) to Keppra (levetiracetam). She has several absence and myoclonic seizures a day.

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And what about those myoclonic jerks? How do they manifest in you?

I get them early in the morning. If I have just woken up or if I have been woken up (unclear word) or if I am tired sometimes I just jerk. And it will be like a single jerk but sometimes I get a bit shaky as well. That's about it.

Is it an arm or leg or…?

Usually my arms. Usually one arm or something. Like if I've been with people and I have spilt stuff you know on them because I have been so close and I have just jerked you know.