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<blockquote data-quote="BestICan" data-source="post: 45719" data-attributes="member: 3413"><p>MLA,</p><p></p><p>One question - you say your easy child woke you up. Do you mean she came to you, or was it the noise itself that woke you up? Just curious because if she was alert enough to find you that might mean it wasn't a seizure. (But, then again, my son was often able to run to me right before a seizure, but he couldn't move like that once it was happening.)</p><p></p><p>Also, regarding the seizure vs. panic attack distinction, my son's PCP first suggested panic attacks as a cause. I think a lot of docs will offer panic attacks as a first explanation. I kind of had to push the issue to get him seen by a neurologist. </p><p></p><p>Regarding your question about how would a doctor know after the fact, it's possible that if a seizure happened recently then an EEG would show something abnormal. My understanding is that the EEG is more likely to be abnormal if a seizure occurred recently, but might also be abnormal if one hasn't occurred recently. And - here's the annoying thing - it might look totally normal even if the kid has actual seizures. My kid's EEGs have always been normal. Grrrrr - neurology is SUCH an inexact science. In my kid's case I think the fact that he had multiple events which were almost identical to each other was one reason the neuro thought the "episodes" could be seizures. </p><p></p><p>I don't think a PCP would be a waste of time. You mentioned possible one-sided weakness, right? That's one thing that a PCP could assess for sure in an exam. </p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BestICan, post: 45719, member: 3413"] MLA, One question - you say your easy child woke you up. Do you mean she came to you, or was it the noise itself that woke you up? Just curious because if she was alert enough to find you that might mean it wasn't a seizure. (But, then again, my son was often able to run to me right before a seizure, but he couldn't move like that once it was happening.) Also, regarding the seizure vs. panic attack distinction, my son's PCP first suggested panic attacks as a cause. I think a lot of docs will offer panic attacks as a first explanation. I kind of had to push the issue to get him seen by a neurologist. Regarding your question about how would a doctor know after the fact, it's possible that if a seizure happened recently then an EEG would show something abnormal. My understanding is that the EEG is more likely to be abnormal if a seizure occurred recently, but might also be abnormal if one hasn't occurred recently. And - here's the annoying thing - it might look totally normal even if the kid has actual seizures. My kid's EEGs have always been normal. Grrrrr - neurology is SUCH an inexact science. In my kid's case I think the fact that he had multiple events which were almost identical to each other was one reason the neuro thought the "episodes" could be seizures. I don't think a PCP would be a waste of time. You mentioned possible one-sided weakness, right? That's one thing that a PCP could assess for sure in an exam. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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