Hi, my son is 4 and just went on trileptal a few months ago. He has focal seizures/temporal lobe (partial and partial complex) not sure if this is the same as your sons-it seems these seizures have many names. He has had them since 2 1/2.. My son does have a strong tempermant and is very particular about things-I have seen a bit of increase since the meds started but not much. I am not sure if this is really from the meds or not-I also have heard that children with seizures tend to have more coorelated emotional disorders such as ADHD/OCD etc. But of course not exactly sure how true this is. My doctor said most likely he also will outgrow them because nothing showed on the MRI. I have also heard from another doctor at the hospital that it is a 50/50 chance. I wish you both the best with your children. I hope you both find the right meds. Anyhow if any of you want to chat online, please feel free to email me back.
Best of luck to both of you.
My son just turned 4 in June--seizures started in March w/a grand mal. He's now on trileptal--unsure if we should go to zonogran. He's been have short seizures - yesterday 9 which was tyhe most--since he's been on that med. He's had seizure free days but it's unbelievable how he'll just short out!! I don't know what to do - he has a bad temper @ times from the meds OR the seizures--I'm afraid the Zonogram may make him worse???? I was told he's grow out of them too more than likely.
Hello.
Frontal lobe seizures usually do not stay in the frontal lobe. They are known to spread to other parts of the brain unless they are controlled with appropriate medication. This is a fact you should have at the back of your mind, so that you can judge the situation objectively.
Your son has a chance of outgrowing the seizures. Make sure he gets the medication regularly.
Regards