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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 240136" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Welcome. I'm glad you found us.</p><p> </p><p>The temporal lobes regulate emotion. The symptoms of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy can mimic the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder (source: The Bipolar Child by Demitri and Janice Papalos). Kids with both BiPolar (BP) and TLE can have angry, disruptive rages. The treatment for BiPolar (BP) and TLE is typically a class of medications that are anticonvulsants but are also used as mood stabilizers. Trileptal is one of those medications.</p><p> </p><p>My daughter has tiny lesions in her temporal lobes that were discovered on an MRI. Her EEG was negative, which does not rule out seizures, but simply tells us she was not having seizures at the time of the EEG. Her neuro believes her lesions could be contributing to her mood dysregulation (she has a diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified), but there is no way to know for sure. Regardless, the treatment is the same -- with anticonvulsant/mood stabilzers. She has taken Lamictal for nearly 3 years with excellent results.</p><p> </p><p>Obviously, there's no way to know for sure what's going on with your little guy. I think it's helpful that you're getting a second opinion. I would hope that the new neuro will order both an MRI and a new EEG, hopefully the sleep-deprived and/or the 48-hour ambulatory version, which should give you the most accurate results. If all turns up normal, you will need to look for other reasons behind your son's behaivors. </p><p> </p><p>While you're waiting to sort everything out, we recommend getting your hands on a copy of The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It has helped many of us here parent our extra-challenging children (regardless of diagnosis). </p><p> </p><p>Some questions for you:</p><p>How does your son do in school, both academically and with peers?</p><p>Did he have any speech or developmental delays?</p><p>Any sensory issues (for example, sensitivity to clothing tags, loud noises, food textures)?</p><p>Any mental health issues or substance abuse in the family tree? </p><p> </p><p>Again, welcome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 240136, member: 2423"] Welcome. I'm glad you found us. The temporal lobes regulate emotion. The symptoms of Temporal Lobe Epilepsy can mimic the symptoms of Bipolar Disorder (source: The Bipolar Child by Demitri and Janice Papalos). Kids with both BiPolar (BP) and TLE can have angry, disruptive rages. The treatment for BiPolar (BP) and TLE is typically a class of medications that are anticonvulsants but are also used as mood stabilizers. Trileptal is one of those medications. My daughter has tiny lesions in her temporal lobes that were discovered on an MRI. Her EEG was negative, which does not rule out seizures, but simply tells us she was not having seizures at the time of the EEG. Her neuro believes her lesions could be contributing to her mood dysregulation (she has a diagnosis of Mood Disorder-not otherwise specified), but there is no way to know for sure. Regardless, the treatment is the same -- with anticonvulsant/mood stabilzers. She has taken Lamictal for nearly 3 years with excellent results. Obviously, there's no way to know for sure what's going on with your little guy. I think it's helpful that you're getting a second opinion. I would hope that the new neuro will order both an MRI and a new EEG, hopefully the sleep-deprived and/or the 48-hour ambulatory version, which should give you the most accurate results. If all turns up normal, you will need to look for other reasons behind your son's behaivors. While you're waiting to sort everything out, we recommend getting your hands on a copy of The Explosive Child by Ross Greene. It has helped many of us here parent our extra-challenging children (regardless of diagnosis). Some questions for you: How does your son do in school, both academically and with peers? Did he have any speech or developmental delays? Any sensory issues (for example, sensitivity to clothing tags, loud noises, food textures)? Any mental health issues or substance abuse in the family tree? Again, welcome. [/QUOTE]
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