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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 rootbeergirl16 on Thu, 2006-06-08 - 23:00
Hi there a couple things I think its great that you enrolled your daughter in karate. What a great thing to do. I can tell you from the point of view at our house that my daughter walks wobbly but then again she has Cerebral Palsey so thats a givin (smile) so I am not sure that lost sense of direction is a direct cause of epilepsy, but I do know that my Charlie is taking a low dose of Lamictal and she tells me that it makes her head feel funny and discombobblated (her word) so perhaps the meds might be more to blame for the issue that you are seeing. I am sending good thoughts and well wishes your way and I hope your little one kicks can at her Karate ((((hugs))))
Re: Re: Uncoordinated 5yr old with E
Submitted by vrawls on Fri, 2006-06-09 - 15:00
Thanks! Keep Kayla in your prayers, I am still nervous and will discreetly tell her instructors she has E. I defintely don't want her to have a blow to the head! Some of those 5 yr olds are hard core! We'll let you know in a few weeks how it goes.
Hi, I notice with my 9 year
Submitted by Missyat on Thu, 2006-06-08 - 22:56
Hi, I notice with my 9 year old that when he is soon to have or just had a few seizures that his usually uncanny balance is gone. He trips alot, fumbles alot, and drops things all the time. Usually he has great balance. And very good on his feet. My son has generalized seizures: Tonic clonics (not since last August), drops, jerks, and absences. Missy edited for spelling