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I Have An 16 Year Old Daughter And For The Last Two Days She Has Had What Appears To Be A Seizure. Never Before Has She Showed Any Signs. Before The First Time She Had Complained About A Headache, And The Second Time She Said Her Chest Was Hurting While Getting Ready To Go To Emergency Room She Had Another.
Question: i have an 16 year old daughter and for the last two days she has had what appears to be a seizure. never before has she showed any signs. before the first time she had complained about a headache, and the second time she said her chest was hurting while getting ready to go to emergency room she had another.
Brief Answer:
Get examined and investigated by a Neurologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern.
If seizure episode is occurring with posturing, clinic movements of limb/body, frothing, tongue bite, uprolling of eyeballs then investigations are required.
Brain MRI and EEG should be done.
Possibility of stress related Psychogenic non epileptic syndrome should also be considered if symptoms are bizzare and not matching above description.
Evaluation by a Neurologist will be helpful.
Hope you found the answer helpful
Do get back to me for further information.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Get examined and investigated by a Neurologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have gone through your question and understand your concern.
If seizure episode is occurring with posturing, clinic movements of limb/body, frothing, tongue bite, uprolling of eyeballs then investigations are required.
Brain MRI and EEG should be done.
Possibility of stress related Psychogenic non epileptic syndrome should also be considered if symptoms are bizzare and not matching above description.
Evaluation by a Neurologist will be helpful.
Hope you found the answer helpful
Do get back to me for further information.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
the brain MRI and the EEG have been done and they showed no signs of any problems. and yes there is movements of limb and body and also frothing at the mouth. so this is basically the answer we got from the ER both times. so should my next step be finding a neurologist?
Brief Answer:
Get a prescription from a neurologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Possibility of idiopathic generalized epilepsy should be considered.
drugs like valproate, levetiracetam, phenytoin can be started with consultation of a neurologist for a written prescription.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Get a prescription from a neurologist
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Possibility of idiopathic generalized epilepsy should be considered.
drugs like valproate, levetiracetam, phenytoin can be started with consultation of a neurologist for a written prescription.
Regards
Dr N Kumar
Neurologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
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