Can one have a seizure disorder and MS?

The Dr. giving you the EEG should have an answer for this. I know of no reason one could NOT have both conditions. I must say MS gets blamed for more than ot should; however, since we know so little about our brains STILL---anything is possible. The why should not matter. You need a Dr. to monitor you.

From my experience their can be two different condition going. The cause of the seizures could be totally indepentant of the MS lessions. Only after a through workup with EEG's and MRI's could make a determination for this. I take that they have already done nerve conduction studies, this can cause jerking but also the spaciticy from the MS can be a factor also. Only after very through testing will you know. Stay strong in spirit also...John

I know this is an older post, but I wanted you to know -- You can absolutely have a seizure disorder and MS.  I do. The seizure activity matches the footprint of the lesions in my brain.  I had to be under constant surveillance for a week (long time to have electrodes on your head!) for them to figure it out, but I'm now being treated for it.

I was told that it is extremely rare for someone to have both MS and a seizure disorder - that MS often causes tremors or spacticity, but rarely a seizure disorder.   It's like, you, me, and maybe 25 other people in the US.

I'm currently keeping up a blog on it - In It For The Parking.  You can check it out at http://www.initfortheparking.com.  I'm also happy to talk with you if you need perspective from someone who was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and w/ Seizure Disorder in July of 2008.  It can be a tough road, but there *is* good treatment for it.

I genuinely hope you're doing well.

I think the single diagnosis world would be a nice place to live, but I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and MS.  You may have another condition causing the seizures.  I don't know if it's related to my MS, but I sometimes have weird convulsive spells, whole body, always when I'm sleeping, with no stimuli.  It's hard for my husband to wake me when this happens.  My entire body violently shivers.  Sometimes I smell things that aren't present, and sometimes I lose time.  To me twenty minutes has passed, but the clock says an hour has gone by, or the opposite will occur and I feel like I am moving at a faster pace than the rest of the world and time is dragging.  All of these things could be attributed to some sort of stroke or seizure event (or maybe even mental illness - haha).  Since it's brain and neoro related, I just chalk it up to MS.

Thanks so much for your comments.  I've enjoyed reading your postings and feeling less alone in all of this!!!

when i was diagosed in '76 i said well i've got my disease i won't get any thing else. i was wrong. i'm still young but my body got older @ i'm falling apart. nothing as serious as seizures thank god but ms is not a disease that is exclusive. it covers a lot but not every thing. keep your chin up and stay positive. the best medicine there is.