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Worried about my son

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 13:08
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, not being bad, just strange. Like standing across the room and the teach has to remind him of where his seat is. And at home he has been very emotional, crying thinking I dont love him if I tell him no. Then last night he said "can I have some sa-a-a" and proceed to try to say the word cereal for the next 2 minutes. He has good speech this should be an issue.i called the neur but they cant see him for 10 days. Has anyone experienced things like this? Do you think its partial siezures?

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When was the last EEG? Was it

Submitted by Amy Jo on Wed, 2018-10-24 - 18:20
When was the last EEG? Was it long enough to evaluate if things have changed? Because epilepsies aren't static, they can and do change for people and how things present can look very different based on age/brain development.

It's good that you are taking

Submitted by Jazz101 on Wed, 2018-10-24 - 18:23
It's good that you are taking notes Tina. Like my neurosurgeon I don't like to guess so I can't say with certainty these are definitely seizure-related. That said, I won't rule it out either.Before you meet with the neurologist find out if they can do an EEG when you do meet with them in a few days.  Maybe an EEG an hour before the actual appointment. That way they can look at it an let you know if they see anything that might be a bit off.And make sure you relay what you have told us in terms of his speech and the conversation you had with his teacher.Let us know what they had to say.Best Regards

USA a child when i had EEG’s

Submitted by Seizuresnightly_5bd1d1297945b on Thu, 2018-10-25 - 10:27
USA a child when i had EEG’s I had to stay up all night the night before because they wanted me to sleep during the EEG.  My dad and I used to go watch a movie and eat popcorn, anything to keep me up as much as possible.  Find out first if they want you to sleep or be awake during the EEG, but I agree he needs one.  I feel like I have 6 seizures a night, but an EEG shows 20.  The EEG shows brain activity and so much more.

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