Is it possible to have epilepsy and not know it?

For a while yes. If you have simple partial motor seizures or seizures with mainly GI symptoms you may not recognize them—also simple tingling. read more

A person — like myself — can be born, genetically, with Epilepsy. Even though I didn’t show any symptoms until age 24 and not diagnosed at 25, it was always there, lingering. read more

Unfortunately, yes, you can have seizures and not know it. I went 38 years not knowing! I spent a lot of time"day dreaming" in school and home. I was considered slow and lazy by both my teachers and parents. In college, I started having myoclonic jerks. My first grand-mal was during an all-nighter-let's just say the paper did not get done. read more

So, yes, someone can have a disease like Epilepsy and not know it for decades. My neurologist is part of a research team that can better understand and identify the disease for better preventative care. read more