The patient has a good medical history previous to this and is 13 years old. The doctors are having problems diagnosing the problem.
2006-10-27 02:07:07 · 14 answers · asked by Tess7 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
The patient fainted only once - about a week ago - but the shaking has contiuned on and off for about a week now. Sometimes it goes away for a while but comes back - in the hand.
2006-10-27 04:44:38 · update #1
Epilepsy, diabetes, hypoglycaemia, head injury
2006-10-27 02:11:01 · answer #1 · answered by ♥ Kazbaz ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Grand-mal seizure. In this type of seizure, the patient loses consciousness and usually collapses. The loss of consciousness is followed by generalized body stiffening (called the "tonic" phase of the seizure) for 30 to 60 seconds, then by violent jerking (the "clonic" phase) for 30 to 60 seconds, after which the patient goes into a deep sleep (the "postictal" or after-seizure phase). During grand-mal seizures, injuries and accidents may occur, such as tongue biting.
Generalized Tonic-Clonic: Sometimes preceded by an aura (awareness of a strange odor, taste, or vision); loss of consciousness and a fall; muscle rigidity (stiffness), followed by convulsions (jerking movements of the arms and legs); and possible loss of bladder control or tongue biting. After regaining
consciousness, the person may feel confused and fall asleep.
OR
Complex Partial: Initial disorientation followed by strange movements of the arms or legs or odd vocalizations for one to three minutes; loss of consciousness.
Any of this familiar with your friend?
EEG's and further testing will need to be conducted to come to a definitive diagnosis in order to prescribe the correct treatment. I hope all turns out well.
2006-10-27 09:15:50 · answer #2 · answered by swomedicineman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What you have described is a seizure... you need to make sure that you make a log of all these episodes and how the child respondes after coming around from these... and feed these to the Drs and/or Consultants who are looking after him/her!!!
If you are not getting any joy from the Dr/Consultant you are with go get another opinion.....
Good Luck
2006-10-27 09:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by Cat ( " , ) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patient probably had a vaso-vagal faint (you can look up the term on the internet for more info). It is generally followed by shaking chills.
2006-10-27 09:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by 13th Floor 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a seizure most likely. Those are some of the symptoms. Take him or her to a different doctor.
2006-10-27 09:08:59 · answer #5 · answered by iheartnotredame 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be more specific, because what you describe sounds like a seizure...doctors shouldn't have any problems diagnosing that.
2006-10-27 09:08:35 · answer #6 · answered by pelenpuppy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a seizure
2006-10-27 09:08:55 · answer #7 · answered by bor_rabnud 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Epilepsy or carrying extremely heavy objects in a walk in fridge that is turned on full whack.
2006-10-27 09:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by Minxy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aspartame Poisoning.
Especially as the 'Doctors' don't know what it is. Check anything the lad drinks for it, even in chewing gum.
'tis the Devils Urine!
2006-10-28 10:46:10 · answer #9 · answered by alexinscarborough 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe is a case of epilepsy or a serious pb with low calcium but I'll bet on epilepsy ....u know in ancient times if u suffered this illness they would have said that u're possessed.....
2006-10-27 09:12:22 · answer #10 · answered by black_cat_heart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋