Cortical Dysplasia

Posted By Deborah Hale on April 06, 1999 at 10:47:58:







Our daughter is nearly 14 years old. When she was 2, she went into a coma and nearly died.  They were never able to diagnose what caused it, but, either as a result or the cause of the coma, she developed a seizure disorder.   Over the years, her seizures have been mostly controlled with medication.
Upon entering the 7th grade, she began having seizures again -- only more so.  She started having grand mal as well as focal seizures.
Finally, her neurologist ordered an MRI and yesterday he told us she had Cortical dysplasia.
We are meeting with the doc this week and we would like any guidance as to what sort of questions we should ask.  He suggested putting Alice in the hospital on EEG monitoring, which I think is a good idea.  He also said that surgery might be indicated.  But I don't know enough about cortical dysplasia, just what I've read on this site, to even ask intelligent questions.
Any help you might be able to give us would be appreciated.
Thank you.