My 3 year 11 mo. old daughter had a grand mal seizure at preschool 10 days ago. It was during nap time and when they went to wake her they found her in the middle of it and aren't sure how long it had been occurring but it continued for approx. 10 min. more. At the ER she had a temporary "paralysis" (my view - not any med staff)on her left side and was very disoriented and non responsive for quite a while. The Dr.s didn't tell me if she was having more small seizures, but did give her a dose of a valium type drug. Her CT and toxicology scans were normal. She is slightly developmentally delayed due to a chronic oxygen deprivation from VERY large tonsils which impeded breathing, eating and left her with SLeep Apnea. They were removed just over a year ago. Since then she has been catching up really quickly. My question is - What are the side effects of seizures - can she be permanently harmed by them should she have more? Also, in doing research I read about a process called "kindling" where lab animals are put into seizures using strobe lights and they become much more suscpetible to seizures. She has an EEG and MRI scheduled but I have concerns about them. By using a strobe light on her during the EEG, can this reinforce any tendency she may have to seize, thereby creating even more of a problem? Also, due to her age, she would have to have general anesthesia for the MRI. Is it worth the risks associated with gen anesthesia to do an MRI after one seizure? What are the pros/cons of waiting to see if there's a 2nd seizure before initiating these test? Thank you so much for your time.