I was wondering if any other parent/caregiver has been dealing with a child on the autism spectrum who is having aggression associated with their child's seizures. We have hit puberty, and...
I was wondering if any other parent/caregiver has been dealing with a child on the autism spectrum who is having aggression associated with their child's seizures. We have hit puberty, and...
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I'm new to this forum and am hoping to get some answers or find someone who has had a similar experience as my family and I are grasping at straws to find out what is wrong with...
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Diagnostic Dilemmas and Testing
Hey everyone. I could really use some advice on what to do for my two-year-old son. It’s a long story, so here we go: a couple months ago my son...
My son is on day one of a 72-hour ambulatory VEEG. He's hanging in there, but not happy and feels like it's going to be a LONG 72 hours. Any tips for dealing with this? So far the...
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My daughter is 8 and was diagnosed with absence seizures yesterday. It was only a week ago I was sure something more than daydreaming was happening so I am feeling very overwhelmed with...
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My daughter has intractable epilepsy. She is currently on Vimpat, Felbamate, Phenobarbital, and Clonazepam.
We have noticed after felbamate she is very hyperactive, and does not...
My 8 year old son was diagnosed with epilepsy at age 2. He has nocturnal epilepsy. But has been doing well. His teacher called yesterday saying he has not been acting him self the last two days,...
Hey everybody my 5 year old daughter has been struggling since birth with seizures since a birth injury of hypoxia causing brain damage, developmental delays, seizures, and horrible behavior...
Our son, 14, was diagnosed with tonic clinic seizures that accure mostly in his sleep. Has anyone tried monitoring devices? We are looking at a few for the Apple Watch that will alert if there...
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My Maggie has been having seizures off and on for at least a year. We have no official diagnosis and some docs have said shes faking it. Shes 3. She was seen by a chiropractor who...
Where to start, my daughter age 14 has been recently diagnosed with IGE. Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy. So recent that her first tonic-clonic seizure was August 11th. The neurologist felt...
Hi everyone this is my first time on this chat, my daughter was diagnosed with Absance Seizures last year she is 8 years old. She started off on Ethosuximide for several months and then prescribed...
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I have recently created a website for people with Epilepsy, Photosensitivity, and sensory disabilities. It was created to provide people with a better understanding of what...
Hi, I have a 21 year old college daughter who had her last seizure 2 weeks ago. After her seizures, the law is to not drive until three months after. After this last one though, she has been...
Hi. I am new here, and new to epilepsy in general. Earlier this year, my 19 year old daughter was diagnosed with JME. It probably surfaced about 3 years earlier. A couple years ago, she randomly...
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My mentally handicapped Sister had 3 back to back to back seizures in May about 3 mins each and 2-3 mins in between. Since then her appetite has gone to nothing. She also had compression fractures...
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