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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Epilepsy / February 2004

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Nuala - 05 Feb 2004 15:09 GMT
On December 10th my little boy fell at school and landed on his head - he
didn't pass out.

On December 15th he appeared to fall asleep on my husband's chest after
complaining of not feeling well and his stomach bothering him.  My husband
heard strange gurgling sounds and discovered that the sound was being made
by excessive drool coming from my son's mouth.  He was unresponsive and then
had one side of his face spasm and twitch and it appeared he may have
stopped breathing.

He called 911 and was taken to hospital where they did a CAT scan which
didn't show anything.  The following week he had an EEG which did show some
abnormal brain activity - at one point his leg spasmed when the strobes were
going pretty fast.

He has not had a seizure since but he doesn't seem to be himself, eyes
bother him (tech suggested he wear tinted sunglasses blue/green tint) when
he was sensitive to light.  We played a memory game at school last week when
I volunteered and he did quite poorly even though he seemed to be
concentrating and paying attention.  The teacher called today to say he was
having trouble with French which he's always been very quick to grasp (she's
been keeping an eye out for me).  He's always been very bright and quick and
done well in school up till now.

I will be seeing the pediatrician today asking for more testing - MRI and
bloodwork at least.  Has anyone
experienced anything similar like this?  Any information would be
appreciated.

TIA
gaross - 05 Feb 2004 16:16 GMT
  You could ask them to do some Memory and Recall? type testing.   When I
was first diagnosed, a Psychologist did about 2? hours of tests on Picture
Detail recall, number recall, word series recall, etc.   Now THOSE might be
different for Kids than my Adult version,  but there are tests that they can
use to get a base case of how he's performing.   Those results should be
shared with the Family Dr. and any Neurologists etc. he might see.

  That really sucks!  I always get upset when I see kids having troubles
like this since when I first had it I was an Olde Guy (35) and it was
upsetting enough wrt self-image,  trying harder and doing poorer on tests
etc.    In a way it's unfortunate (?) they don't have some earlier tests
(*before the accident) so they could compare the Base Case of his
performance levels with the current levels.

  Maybe with some of the tests (like above) if they can identify that he
might, for example, be a little slower learning new stuff, or remembering
things *some schools in some areas might provide additional help by a
councillor or tutor after class that might allow him to catch up, assuming
they don't find any larger problems.
   Those Memory and 'Psych tests'  (what I called them) can help though in
identifying his basic levels now so that if he were to have the tests in
June or next November, they could measure the level of improvement and if
there was any.    Our Brains are amazingly flexible in programming around
some types of difficulties OR the Dr. could tell you if it might be
something that could be possible to grow out of.
   I wish you well and good fortune for his continued improvement.    Some
people around here might have other groups (stay HERE TOO!)   for *Parents
of Kids.   Howdy or Julie might have some links.
 I know someone from ~1998 who was here and had a Particular developmental
condition with her son, and she was able to find a support group specific to
his particular condition, for parents like her.  If along the way the Doctor
is able to put a particular 'name' on the type of condition, there might be
a parents group for that.    G.R.

> On December 10th my little boy fell at school and landed on his head - he
> didn't pass out.
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> appreciated.
> TIA
Dave ???? - 05 Feb 2004 20:05 GMT
Howdy!

I'm not a doctor but I don't think that a person has to be knocked
unconsious to get a concussion or get brain lesions.

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> On December 10th my little boy fell at school and landed on his head - he
> didn't pass out.
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>
> TIA
trazz7 - 05 Feb 2004 21:45 GMT
Dave you are correct. I was in a car accident in August -- I hit my head on
the door frame and got a concussion. I was never unconscience.
 
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