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Oh! No! Another EEG for 2 Year Old!
Tue, 08/31/2004 - 16:04I am so overwhelmed right now! My 2 year old has been taking Depakote for 3 weeks and there has been no change in the number of seizures that he has each day. The doc has increased the dose 2 times but still no improvement. He still continues to have 10 seizures per hour.
We have noticed now that his eyes roll up and his head tips back. (These are absence seizures.) That is different than the staring that we saw in the beginning.
Now the doc wants to do another EEG! The first one was a nightmare! He screamed and faught my husband and I for 1 1/2 hours! There is no way he is going to willingly lie down, sleep-deprived, wrapped like a mummy in a sheet for restraint, with wires on his head!
Why would the doc need a new EEG? The other one was only 3 weeks ago! My mind is going a thousand miles and hour! Is it a tumor? Is he diabetic? I was so optimistic that the meds would work... Please, somebody reassure me that this is normal procedure for diagnosing seizures.
My hubby and I are teachers and we just started the new school year. I have so much on my mind right now! I would really appreciate any advice on making an EEG for a 2 year do-able or and hearing about experiences that you have had!
Thanks!
KB
RE: Oh! No! Another EEG for 2 Year Old!
Submitted by monalisa on Tue, 2004-08-31 - 16:04
Sounds as if your doc just wants to make sure then make the med change, as this med is not working going off your post right now.As this says there are specific concerns that for you and the doc need to be addressed,and hopefully you will get the answers-but only after the EEG.It's scary but you can get through this and will.Just hang in there and keep talking-it does help.
Perform an EEG to address specific concerns. For example, certain seizure types are associated with specific EEG patterns; therefore, an EEG may be helpful in classifying seizure type. An EEG does not determine whether the patient had a seizure or if the patient has epilepsy. For example, 10% of healthy individuals have an abnormal EEG, whereas 50% of patients with epilepsy have a normal first EEG.
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic527.htm#section~role_of_eeg_and_mri_in_first_seizure
Sounds as if your doc just wants to make sure then make the med change, as this med is not working going off your post right now.As this says there are specific concerns that for you and the doc need to be addressed,and hopefully you will get the answers-but only after the EEG.It's scary but you can get through this and will.Just hang in there and keep talking-it does help.
Perform an EEG to address specific concerns. For example, certain seizure types are associated with specific EEG patterns; therefore, an EEG may be helpful in classifying seizure type. An EEG does not determine whether the patient had a seizure or if the patient has epilepsy. For example, 10% of healthy individuals have an abnormal EEG, whereas 50% of patients with epilepsy have a normal first EEG.
http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic527.htm#section~role_of_eeg_and_mri_in_first_seizure