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Uncoordinated 5yr old with E
Thu, 06/08/2006 - 20:37Topic: Parents & Caregivers
Reluctantly, I enrolled my daughter in karate for the summer. I noticed she has great difficulty with her sense of direction. I would love to tell you what type of seizures she has, but unfortuneately the results from her 24hr video EEG are not yet in. She is on Trileptal 300mg twice daily. Is this just an element of E? Has anyone else noticed this in their child?
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Re: Uncoordinated 5yr old with E
Submitted by littlebug on Sat, 2006-07-01 - 20:37
my daugter is 5 and is also on trileptal.we put her in karate which she loves.she also gets her direction confused but I have noticed in karate shes not the only one.her karate instructer is aware that she has seizures and helps point her in the right direction when needed.she is also treated just like all the other kids.I know if you have a good instucter karate will be great for your daughter.let your daughter have fun in karate,although it looks scarey sometimes when they fight a 300lb man isolating them from"normal"sports is far worse.
Re: Uncoordinated 5yr old with E
Submitted by psgravitt on Sun, 2006-06-11 - 00:55
Hi... My son was diagnosed with generalized tonic clonic seizures when he was 2 years old and he is now 16. He was a very active and agile toddler and when we started to enroll him in organized sports (pee wee basketball, soccer, t-ball) at age 4, I started to notice that his gross motor coordination was unlike the other children. He was clumsy, awkward and unable to participate in activities that his friends were doing. He's been on Depakote ER. The epilepsy and the Depakote has definitely affected his coordination. Karate was a great activity for him so kudos to you for having your daughter enrolled in a class. My son now does strenghth training working out with weights and calisthenics- it's been fantastic for him. I think any activity which is slow and requires concentration and mind/body work is good. I hope this was helpful. You are definitely not alone in your concerns.