Types of seizure disorders in children
Common Questions and Answers about Types of seizure disorders in children
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which he did none of) We have no history of any sort of neurological disorders in the family. I am unsettled because being the mom of energetic boys, I have seen them spin around and play hard and never have I seen one of them shake. Could there be some other underlying issue that can cause this behavior?
My 9 yr old grandson has a seizure disorder that may be linked to autism. He is on Depakot & Risperdal. The main problem is his inability to realize when he needs to use the toilet, resulting in having bowel movements. He can sit forever until someone notices the odor. It doesn't bother him & his doctors don't seem too concerned. Could the medication w or w/o the disorders have anything to do w/this problem. Or, is it some other reason?
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) of mild to moderate intensity, with or without panic attacks (it is not generally considered to be effective against other types of anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and social phobia, with or without agoraphobia).
# Augmentation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) therapy against depression and/or anxiety."
Frankly, if she has anxiety, I would try and deal with the cause which is probably ADHD.
Also, I was never photosensitive in the past, but in the month since Geodon, I have found myself beginning to twitch uncontrollably when exposed to bright flashing light (occurred on two occasions) Certain types of lights bother me, flourescents in particular. I get headaches almost daily that last for hours on end. When I look at certain patterns I begin to see lines or spots or movement that is not there. These side effects did not appear until this year.
If all brain related causes (transient ischemic attack, disorders of hypothalamus, dementia and multiple sclerosis, head injury etc) are ruled out then Vit B12 deficiency, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders (by sleep studies), depression, use of certain drugs, and certain types of seizures (where memory loss is the predominant symptom) should be investigated for as the cause of memory loss. Apart from sleep studies, EEG, you may need cognitive tests. Please consult a neuropsychiatrist.
Thank you so much for your reply. I appreciate the time it took for you to respond to my lengthy question. I understand that it is difficult to make a diagnosis based on this limited info. You have given me several areas to investigate. I know my niece did have the EEG while at Children"s Hospital in the Detroit area. She had a "seizure" while hooked up to the monitors, and the dr's said it was not a true seizure.
Absence seizures are more common in children than adults. Someone having an absence seizure may look like he or she is staring into space for a few seconds.
Compared with other types of epileptic seizures, absence seizures appear mild. But they can be dangerous. Children with a history of absence seizure must be supervised carefully while swimming or bathing because of the danger of drowning. Teens and adults may be restricted from driving and other potentially hazardous activities.
Autism has nothing to do with to much children's t.v. I think Television does however play a role in a child's attention span. A child with Autism would usually not have an attention span that allows them to watch "to much t.v".
I have a 4 year old son who has severe Autism, however his motor skills and talking skills are wonderful and very normal for his age. Autism is a spectrum, there isn't just one severity of it, and different children show different signs of Autism.
There are different types of epilepsy with different characteristics like grand mal epilepsy you have tonic clonic generalized muscle contractions, frothing, unconsciousness, twitches, metal confusion, some may lose bladder and bowel control, usually preceded by an aura of impending seizure. aura is a strange feeling of muscle stiffening, hearing weird sounds, smelling strange smells etc. absence seizure manifest as brief staring spells where the person is cut off from the surroundings.
Infections and fever can make an otherwise healthy individual more prone to have a seizure. a single episode of seizure cannot be marked as epilepsy. An EEG to ensure that there are no structural abnormalities in brain. Normal EEG and MRI brain are encouraging though this does not rule out a future episode. You need to consult a physician for investigating any underlying infectious condition, high or low blood sugar, injury, electrolyte imbalance, drug withdrawal syndrome etc.
There is no history on either me or my husbands side of his family of any types or disorders, No sicknesses, we both are very healthy and come from health families as well. This is our third boy, and out previous two are healthy.
One of his neurosurgeons seems to think that this all happened due to the brain being "pushed" up against the skull during delivery. I had a normal healthy pregnancy with a vaginal delivery and 20 min. of pushing. He had high apgar scores at 1 and 10 min.
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Her symptoms could be due to sleep disorders “Nightmare” or "Night terror" disorders . Here the person experiences symptoms of bad, frightening dreams which interfere with his sleep schedules. Disorders related to dreaming could occur with REM sleep behavior disorders. Here the person acts out the dreams. This is usually assessed by a set of questionnaires and the therapy is based on the severity of the disorder.
and stop medication till that time no more seizure. Currently he had several episode of SVT , one of them aborted by Adenosine . He is under care of our cardiologist. on Atenolol 25mg bid , His is hight and weight 95% for age, He had last episode yesterday while playing football in school, for about 5 minute and aborted spontenously. I consulted our cardiologist , advice to bring his his clinic tomorrow, His Echo normal , Thyroid function is normal .
In Asperger Syndrome, there are often symptoms of delayed speech development or the mental process of knowing, thinking, learning and judging. Additionally, children may face severe impairments in practical social functioning. As a result of these differences, surveys have shown that parents of children with Asperger's syndrome experience significantly longer delays in obtaining a diagnosis than those with a child with autism.
I had my first one in March of this year, another 10 minutes after the first and my 3rd in March, (all of them at or around the full moon....I must be a lycanthrope........aaaaaawooooooo!). All of my tests came back normal, (except for an acoustic neuroma and an Arnold Chiari malformation of the skull...both of which are NOT the cause of my seizures.). After starting Topamax, I began to have complex partials daily.
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