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8yr old, could this be epilepsy?
Today I was with my daughter playing baseball and she suddenly said her stomach hurt and she wanted to go home. this is unlike her. She started to walk towards the dugout and she started speed walking and slammed into the fence. I asked her if she was okay and she said she was dizzy. She sat down on the bench and she looked at me and her eyes rolled back and she fell sideways. I grabbed her and took off her ball helmet and laid her down on the bench, her eyes were open and it looked like she was having a seizure so I tried to put her on her side but her lower legs were so stiff I couldnt move her. When she finally came through she looked very confused and she tried to sit up. I told her to stay down until she felt a little better. I put the cold water bottle on her head until she felt that she could sit up. it all lasted about a min. She was groggy for about 15 mins after. I also noticed after that she peed her pants. She told me after that when she was holding the bat 10 min before it happened that her arms felt weak like she couldnt hole the bat. She didnt see stars nor could she hear me talking and she couldnt remember anything. I went to the hospital and they said it was a seizure but now I have to wait for a phone call to get her an EEg done. What kind of seizure would this be?
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It sounds like a drop seizure. The way she felt before was the aura and the confusion after is called the post ictal phase but they shouldn't diagnose epilepsy after only one seizure. Many people have single seizures and go on to live the rest of their lives completely seizure free without medication. They only diagnosed me with epilepsy after three seizures. Bear in mind that, this being said, she may have a normal eeg and go on to have more seizures. An eeg only shows epileptic activity when some sort of seizure is taking place. I hope you never have to experience this again but if she is diagnosed with epilepsy, keep in mind that many of us live normal, happy lives. I'm loathe to generalise but many of the people who populate forums like this don't have good control of their epilepsy, which is why they're here: for support. Don't take their stories as an indication of the general epilepsy population. I have had control of my condition for 3 years. Other than a recent bout of seizures caused by inferior medication, i've been completely seizure free. All the best.
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