My 10-year old started having blank spells since she stopped having febrile seizures 3 years ago. Her EEG results was normal. The neurosurgeon said there was nothing wrong with her reflexes. She is quite intelligent and it is sad that she is being teased by her classmates.
2007-03-21 13:34:24 · 4 answers · asked by Jumpin' in the Dark 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
Though you did not state how often she has these "blank" spells or how she acts after them, such as does she feel very tired, want to sleep, etc. or does she just sort of wake up normally, nor did you indicate whether or not she kind of "jumps" out of these episodes or comes out of it slowly, I certainly believe that she could be having peit mal seizures as well. Get a referral to a pediatric neurologist and see if they can follow her with a long-term EEG in as normal a setting as possible. If that cannot be done or does not result in a seizure being recorded, take a video camera and try to film her as she enters into one or more of the spells, then film her as she goes through it and them comes out of it. Ask her simple questions during the different phases of the event to which you know she knows the answers to try to test her cognitive levels. Also try to record eye movements or any other movements of her body and make a record at the start of the video as to the date, day of the week and time that the video started and stopped. All of that information may be useful. Good luck with her. I believe that her condition may be able to be treated with medication or it may resolve by itself eventually.
2007-03-21 13:57:47 · answer #1 · answered by danaesq 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My step sister had the same symptoms when she was younger. She has epilepsy. It wasn't until she was in about 2nd grade that she was able to express that during that time the world stopped for her. How she realized there was a problem was when she was on the playground, kids would be in one place then when she was able to process what was going on around her they were in a different place. She was finally old enough to realize that wasn't normal since she never saw them move. Her seizures when she was younger were "absence seizures" no shaking, no clonic movement, just a blank stare. The teachers saw it but no one realized they were a seizure. Just thought she was "daydreaming". You need to have your son examined by a medical professional experienced in pediatrics. He is too young to know or express what he is seeing or feeling during those periods in time. It is impossible for anyone to know what is going on with his brain during those periods in time. This could be nothing. However, if it not early detection is the best. Good luck to you.
2016-03-28 22:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a pediatric neurologist instead of a neurosurgeon. They may be petit mal seizures that can be controlled with medication.
The EEG will be normal between seizures, and you can't always catch a seizure when you want to.
Good luck.
2007-03-21 13:38:41 · answer #3 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it could before ADD and her attention just lags
2007-03-21 13:42:45 · answer #4 · answered by Truck 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋