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Possible new seizure activity?

Wed, 01/16/2019 - 13:51
My daughter was diagnosed with generalized seizure 3 years ago. She had a few grand mal ones. One year ago we were in the car in the driveway. I turned to the back and my daughter was just staring her eyes were half closed and she was looking down. I called her name and I shook her no response at all. Just that downward glaze, 1 minute later she snaps out and looks at me confused. I ask her didn't you hear me calling you, she had no recollection. I mentioned this to the doctor and she upped her meds a little. Few months later eeg is normal. Fast forward to 3 months later and I get a call from school that her teacher is worried. She was just sitting at her desk and was there for about 10 minutes after all the kids transitioned to circle time. Teacher didn't notice her missing at first and then she sees her just sitting there looking down at her paper. She calls her a few times and eventually she answers back that she didn't hear anything and was slightly confused. Nurse calls me that she is very tired so we kinda thought this maybe was just her being sleepy. One month later same thing, she is slow in class not really responding and falling asleep. She goes to the nurse at first she lays down then complains that she feels like throwing up. Nurse sits her up and calls me that she is concerned, she is falling asleep in the chair and almost falls. She is slurring her words. I pick her up and notice she is slow and twitching. We go home she sleeps for a little wakes up and eats and she is fine. One month later same thing she is looking at her work not answering people and then gets real sleepy. I ask her and she says she wasnt feeling her self. She didn't remember people calling her and she was like not herself. All she remembers is her teacher shaking her. Called doctor and now scheduled for video eeg in the hospital. Is this familiar to anyone? My heart drops whenever I see the school number. Grand mal seizures are so scary but so are these and I feel bad cause she is confused.

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I responded in the other

Submitted by Jazz101 on Wed, 2019-01-16 - 19:03
I responded in the other section where you posted.

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