My 4 month old grandson is having between 30 to 50 siezures in a twenty four hour period. Can someone please give us answers or help on where to get them. I am so very worried about this little boy.
2006-08-09 18:45:09 · 6 answers · asked by snowmama13 1 in Health ➔ Other - Health
If he was revived at birth, he may have had some sort of brain damage from lack of oxygen or something, though I'm not a doctor. You should check out webmd.com or something
2006-08-09 18:47:40 · answer #1 · answered by TomD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough watching a little guy suffer like that. Hopefully they're not grand mals seizures, but still difficult to watch. Try contacting the carrick institute the website is www.carrickinstitute.com
These are the most cutting edge neurologists in the healthcare field. They use functional assessment (ie) test the different parts of the brain via function rather than imaging. This allows the physician to diagnose the source of the problem much more accurately and more importantly find surrounding tissues of the brain that can be contributing to the problem.
Although they are stationed in Florida, they have trained doctors all around the country and the world for that matter.
Good Luck
2006-08-09 18:54:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My cousin stopped breathing at birth. He is now in his 40's and has suffered several grand Mal seizures (and dozens of smaller ones)a day his whole life. He had a brain surgery that has reduced the seizures to usually one major one a day. I wish I could tell you what exactly it entailed, but I'd recommend that you have your grandson evaluated by a professional that deals with this sort of thing (i.e. a neurologist).
2006-08-09 18:50:46 · answer #3 · answered by LastNerveLost 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That sounds very ominous. Have you (or the parents) spoken to a neurologist? I very much hope so. The baby should have EEGs and brain scans to find out what is going on. You said "Revived at birth." Do you mean resuscitated from cardiac arrest, or something else? He should be evaluated by a ***good*** neurologist and then have his diagnosis and prognosis explained in depth and at length.
2006-08-09 18:50:59 · answer #4 · answered by druid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is so sad I hate to see children get hurt! So sorry i dont have any tips but I wish you good luck with your grandson.
2006-08-09 18:48:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he should be seen by a neurologist to determine the caused and preventive treatment. ask you local medical society for one that specializes in pediatric neurology. good luck. (fyi: it's spelled "seizures")
2006-08-09 18:51:14 · answer #6 · answered by canary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋