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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / October 20031st Neurologist Appointment
Good Evening All, With my daughters (5 years old) first Neurologist appointment this week what can/should we expect at this first visit? She has already had her first EEG and we will bring those results with us. The nurse told us it would be a good one for the Neurologist to read. So I doubt it came back as "normal" My daughter had one of her "absences" while on the EEG and as weird as it sounds I am kinda glad it happened that way. At least I think he should have something to start with. Thank you all for the support and advice. It's helping this father struggle through something affecting his little girl. I would rather it was me! Zeeke Howdy Zeeke! Let's see if I can remember back that far.... First visit --- For her: Probably a chat, check reflexes, rub your fingertips with your thumbs real fast, close your eyes and touch the tip of your nose with your index finger, follow his finger with your eyes. For you: Probably a fairly intense chat with you about medical history, childhood diseases, your pregnancy, observations that you have made about suspicious symptoms and or behavior. That sort of thing.  SignatureDave ???? "Noli illigitemi carborundum decendus" http://www.howdydave.com > Good Evening All, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Zeeke Howdy Zeeke! Sorry about that... MOM's pregnancy! SignatureDave ???? "Noli illigitemi carborundum decendus" http://www.howdydave.com > Howdy Zeeke! > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > Zeeke > Good Evening All, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Zeeke Zeeke, A couple of things....take notes. With as spun as you may be with all of this new World Altering stuff...you will be glad for them later....Also, start keeping a seizure diary and make notes on the seizures as you observe them (assuming the frequency isn't constant). The diary I keep for my son's Tonic Clonics have been helpful at times. You never know when, that which you have been recording, will become useful. God Bless and Keep you all Jedi and Son Zeeke, They do some simple tests, look in the eyes, check reflexes, etc. Next step is probably a Cat scan or MRI to make sure that there's nothing organically wrong. That might scare her a little since it's a big machine and she has to stay perfectly still. Once that possibility is eliminated, the neurologist most likely will simply try to control them using medication - it's frustrating but, in most cases, there's not much else they can do. I know what you mean about your daughter - mine's in the Army. Best wishes, Jack > Good Evening All, > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Zeeke |
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