Were they full-on seizures? Grand mal? Are you seeing a pediatric neurologist? Have you had an EEG and MRI? Our neuro told us that about 70% of epilepsy patients do not get a diagnosis that tells why the seizures ever happend.

 The meds you are talking about is Keppra. My son was on that for about 6 months, but it ended up being the wrong type of med for his type of seizure. Some side effects we experienced: increased hyperactivity and aggression. One good thing about Keppra is that the med is not filtered through the liver and is relatively safe. I think behavioral issues are more of a concern. Also, Keppra covers a broad spectrum of seizure types.  

Our 11 y/o son had his first seizure on Dec. 28, 2008. It was a grand mal and lasted about 3 minutes. We went to the ER and had an EEG and MRI done a few days later. His EEG came back abnormal but his MRI came back clean. He went about 5 months witout having another one and on May 20 had another one and then had about 1-2 per week after that until Sept. 16. Over time, the seizures bacme longer and more aggressive. We were scheduled to see the Ped. Neuro for an EEG at AR Children's Hospital on May 28th and he had a seizure in the hall way before we could get to the clinic. Upon disharge from our overnight stay, he was prebscribed 500mg Keppra and that was increased to 1250 mg 2x daily (the max for his weight), plus Topamax. We finally got a video EEG and finally found out where his seizures were coming from and now he is Depakote and Topamax.

Keppra is a good med as long as it is for his type of seizure. PLease be sure to firm with your doc. Demand good treatment. Also, it's very helpful to keep an accurate and descriptive log of his seizures. The doc really appreciate this. I found a table in Microsoft Works. I charted the date, length, recovery time, any med changes, and a detailed description of each seizure.

Good luck with your son. I pray that Keppra helps and you won't have to go through what we have.