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Possible BRE?
Sun, 04/23/2017 - 11:19Topic: Parents & Caregivers
My daughter is 21 months old. She had her 18 month vaccines on Wednesday. She had a low grade fever all day Thursday. I noticed her fever rise around 5 pm and gave her Tylenol. About 15 minutes later my son called me and said something was wrong with his sister. I found her standing perfectly still, unresponsive, eyes rolled back, drooling severely, lips turning blue, and she was repeatedly swallowing...like she was stuck on repeat. It lasted several minutes. I had called the ambulance and we went to the ER. It wasn't until 8 pm that she perked up a little. Today (Sunday) she is still not completely herself.
What does this sound like to you? The drs tried to be very reassuring that it was likely a febrile seizure, but want to send us for testing because it was not normal...
Thank you in advance for any thoughts/advice. I'm sorry for hacking this forum, but I figured that when it comes to seizures, you would be the most knowledgable/helpful.
This is the closest thing I can find to what she had.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w_WPuofP0rM
Ps/ BRE presents itself as a
Submitted by mereloaded on Wed, 2017-04-26 - 19:41
Ps/ BRE presents itself as a very distinctive pattern of abnormal electrical activity of the brain with certain distinct characteristics, so NO ONE can diagnose BRE based on symptoms alone, burnt rather after the result of an Encephalogram. I know a lot of people cling to BRE from their Wikipedia diagnosis because sometimes it is outgrown, but no one can tell you without specialized tests and after seeing a pediatric neurologist. It could also be a febrile seizure, or it could be gazillion other things. The right move is to seek specialized help. Good luck