Problem: At least at work some of them know what's going on, but what if this happened during a sales meeting? And I've stopped going out because what if this happens in front of strangers, too? But, it's not like I'm dating much anyway. [nervous laughter] A year ago my divorce was finalized. I'm not depressed about that. Christian wasn't the right person to marry. [a little sad] And I wasn't the right person for him, either. He wanted kids...I didn't. He wanted to play video games...I wanted to go out. You know.... All in all, these seizure symptoms are giving me a really poor quality of life and if I'm not really epileptic, I feel like my quality of life is similar to an uncontrolled epileptic Chart Notes Jackie Zinke 29-year-old Black woman, assigned female at birth (AFAB) Medications: Sumatriptan, birth control pills Height: 5'9" Weight: 159 pounds Labs: Electroencephalogram (unremarkable), neuropsychological testing revealed subtle cerebral impairments in memory and vigilance, brain imaging studies found hypometabolism of the nondominant hemisphere and impaired hemispheric communication. All other lab tests are unremarkable. Urine drug screen is negative. Objective testing: Information indicates symptoms may be caused by an excessive cortical arousal that sets off negative feedback loops between the cerebral cortex and the brainstem reticular formation, and elevated corticofugal output in turn inhibits the patient's awareness of bodily sensation. Need Assignment Help?