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<blockquote data-quote="MDL" data-source="post: 240029" data-attributes="member: 6758"><p>Hello, I'm a new member and have found this board through various Google searches for "temporal lobe seizures," "ODD," "Trifectal," etc.</p><p></p><p>My son is 6.5 years old. He shows most (all?) signs of ODD and some of ADHD. He was a very easy baby and toddler and started to become incredibly stubborn, defiant, moody and difficult at about 2.5-3 years old.</p><p></p><p>We have been called to school for his behavioral problems since his first year of preschool, and those problems have become worse with each year. He is now in the first grade. This year he has hit his teachers, thrown chairs, pulled things off walls, knocked things over, and been generally disruptive. He screams at us, other children and other adults. His standard meltdown barage is, "I HATE YOU, YOU'RE AN IDIOT, YOU'RE GOING MAD, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"</p><p></p><p>About a month ago we took him to a Psychiatrist who specializes in neurological testing. She did an EEG and said that he is having seizures in his temporal lobes and that these seizures are disrupting the brain's ability to regulate his emotions. She recommends Trifectal.</p><p></p><p>After that diagnosis I came home and did a ton of online research, and I can't find anything that substantiates her diagnosis. I've found a lot about temporal lobe seizures, but my son does not have absence seizures, he does not have visual disturbances, he does not smell things that are not there... he doesn't have a single symptom on the lists for temporal lobe seizures/epilepsy.</p><p></p><p>A friend of mine is an MD and I asked her about all of this. She asked two friends of hers - a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist. This was her email back to me:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Our pediatrician recommended a Neurologist at Children's Memorial (we live in Chicago) and we have an appointment for March 12 - that was the earliest he could see us.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what else to add. I'm sure I've left something out but will answer any questions that you have. I am at my wit's end. Thank you for reading</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MDL, post: 240029, member: 6758"] Hello, I'm a new member and have found this board through various Google searches for "temporal lobe seizures," "ODD," "Trifectal," etc. My son is 6.5 years old. He shows most (all?) signs of ODD and some of ADHD. He was a very easy baby and toddler and started to become incredibly stubborn, defiant, moody and difficult at about 2.5-3 years old. We have been called to school for his behavioral problems since his first year of preschool, and those problems have become worse with each year. He is now in the first grade. This year he has hit his teachers, thrown chairs, pulled things off walls, knocked things over, and been generally disruptive. He screams at us, other children and other adults. His standard meltdown barage is, "I HATE YOU, YOU'RE AN IDIOT, YOU'RE GOING MAD, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" About a month ago we took him to a Psychiatrist who specializes in neurological testing. She did an EEG and said that he is having seizures in his temporal lobes and that these seizures are disrupting the brain's ability to regulate his emotions. She recommends Trifectal. After that diagnosis I came home and did a ton of online research, and I can't find anything that substantiates her diagnosis. I've found a lot about temporal lobe seizures, but my son does not have absence seizures, he does not have visual disturbances, he does not smell things that are not there... he doesn't have a single symptom on the lists for temporal lobe seizures/epilepsy. A friend of mine is an MD and I asked her about all of this. She asked two friends of hers - a Psychiatrist and a Neurologist. This was her email back to me: Our pediatrician recommended a Neurologist at Children's Memorial (we live in Chicago) and we have an appointment for March 12 - that was the earliest he could see us. I'm not sure what else to add. I'm sure I've left something out but will answer any questions that you have. I am at my wit's end. Thank you for reading [/QUOTE]
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