NEUROTIN IS A VERY GOOD MEDICINE FOR EPILESY I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW AND MY SEIZURES HAVE DECREASED. I HOPE THAT IT STAYS WORKING FOR ME. I HAVE TRIED DILANTIN-DEPOKOTE-AND NONE OF THEM SEEMED TO HELP.THE DEPOKOTE PUT ME IN A COMA FOR THREE MONTHS.IT ALMOST KILLED ME.THANKS VERY MUCH.
MICHELLE
Dear Tammy:
Sorry that you are having problems. It is difficult to tell you alot about what the EEG was read as, one really needs to see the EEG. But, here are some thoughts, hyperventillation changes are not abnormal if they are generalized (sounds like yours were generalized). The background activity sounds normal. There is some slowing which is not normal. Slowing during the awake state is a sign of cerebral dysfunction. That portion of your EEG sounds abnormal.
What can this be? It might be seizure activity, one does not necessarily know for sure unless an EEG can be done during the spell (the best way, but often not possible). You might have had a cerebral event such as stroke etc, but it doesn't sound like it. We have seen patients with an event of encephalopathy with a metabolic disorder and another with a mitochondrial disorder. A work up of the latter two possibilities needs to take place having some knowledge of metabolic disorders.
I would see a neurologist first, someone who is aware of these type of disorders.
Sincerely,
CCF Neuro MD