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Possible epilepsy in 2year old daughter... worried momma
Fri, 11/04/2016 - 16:59Topic: New to Epilepsy.com
Hi everyone,
My daughter has been having episodes where her eyes are fixed to the left for about a minute and she doesn't respond to us and won't turn to look at me or anything during that time. She seems to get very irritable and rubs her eyes before the episodes occur. Her pediatrician said it looks like seizure activity and could be epilepsy and diagnosed her for now, we have an eeg and appt with neurologist scheduled in 3 weeks. Does this sound familiar to any one else? What type of seizure do you think it sounds like, any info would be great I'm overwhelmed with all the reading I have beeen doing.
Thank you so much for your
Submitted by Jmfox87 on Sat, 2016-11-05 - 17:22
Thank you so much for your reply and insight! She does rub her eyes with one hand that her right hand. The one episode her hand was moving back and forth it seemed like she was trying to grab her blanket but could grasp it. Both eyes move to lower left. Seems to happen when she may be getttimg sleepy or ready for a nap. We have a sleep deprived EEG scheduled on 11/21 . I'm hoping for answers but I understand it can be a long road to a diagnosis.