MY DAUGHTER AGE TEN!

[tisatenn2005]

PLEASE ANWSER! IM SCARED DNT KNW WHATS GOING ON! Hello, My daughter age ten had what is beleived to be a seizure on thursday. No doctors were open i spoke to on call am making an appt for her come mon. But heres the ?. She had been playing her nintendo ds for an hour or so then watched some tv for 15-45 minutes. She then went up stairs and talked and joked with her grandfather. He had jammed his finger and it was bleeding. SHE HAS NO PROBLEMS WITH BLOOD! She was sitting. She stood, and flopped back in the chair, and shook for 10 or so seconds. No history of seizures. Felt tired afterward and did remember what happened. Felt fine later that night. Claims had a headache and tummyache right before the incident. PLease tell me did she have a seizure?

[jojoc37]

Im no expert but would think this was a simple faint, she may of stood up too quickly, let us know what the doc says, jo

[Rowena Santos, MD]

How are you? How is your daughter? Is there a family history of seizure? Was there a previous trauma with the head? Differentiating a seizure from other conditions such as syncope/faint can be difficult. The most dramatic symptom is generalized convulsions. The child may undergo rhythmic jerking and muscle spasms, sometimes with difficulty breathing and rolling eyes. The child is often sleepy and confused after the seizure and does not remember the seizure afterward. Partial seizures usually affect only one group of muscles, which spasm and move convulsively. Children with this type of seizure may also behave strangely during the episode and may or may not remember the seizure itself after it ends.

Have your daughter evaluated at the pediatrician's office. A wide variety of tests can be performed on a child who is thought to have seizures. This testing depends on the child's age and suspected type of seizures. It is recommended that  an electroencephalogram (EEG) and  brain imaging with CT scan or MRI scan in the work-up of those  presenting with a first apparently unprovoked seizure. This link may be helpful: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/seizures_in_children/article_em.htm#Seizures%20in%20Children%20Overview

Take care and keep us posted.

[Maureen71]

Hi:
My son was 8 years old when he had his first "witnessed" seizure. His right arm and leg shook for a few seconds and the saliva came out of his mouth as he tried to talk to us. Right afterwards, he was very tired but felt fine. There is absolutely no epilepsy nor history of seizures in my or my husband's family.

Though, I am by no menas a doctor, I can say that it does sound like a seizure. But before a doctor will diagnose epilepsy, she will have had to have another seizure. (I pray that she doesn't and that this will go away! Statistics says that about 65% of people will have one seizure during their lifetime by the majority of those will never have another).

If it is epilepsy, then rest assured that your baby will be ok. The meds, once the correct dosage is determined, are not so horrible in most cases and keep in mind that thankfully this is not a life-threatening condition that in most cases can be controlled by meds. My son is now almost 11 and I am happy to say that after hit and miss with the first med, he is now on Carbatrol and tnak God has been siezure free almost one year now.

Also, many kids do "outgrow" epilepsy. That is my and my family's daily prayers.

Please feel free to email and other questions. And do let me know how your princess is doing.

Good luck!