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vns for a four year old
Mon, 10/23/2006 - 21:53Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth
Hi, I have a four year old granddaughter with epilepsy and autism, she also has delayed development, she has been on many meds since 18 mos. old, and now is having grand mal seizures, VNS has been suggested, does any one know of a child this age who has had this surgery?? and what was the outcome, thank you
Re: vns for a four year old
Submitted by cristyquire27 on Thu, 2006-11-09 - 19:38
well ill tell you of our experince my son is seven years old he has eplipsy and delayed development before the vns he had been on at least ten different meds we tried the diet and it did not work and having three hunderd seizurs a day so as a last resort we tried the vns and a year and a two years later he is seizure free and has been for a year and a half and off of all meds and our dr told us the younger they do the surgery the more efective it is ill be praying for your family.