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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 311973" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Seizures, particularly in the temporal lobes, can cause behavior issues that look like bipolar disorder. Even though he's on Depakote, both Seroquel and Celexa could lower the seizure threshold and cause breakthrough seizures. Since he had an "episode," it's wise to rule seizures out because otherwise you're chasing after one diagnosis when it could be another.</p><p> </p><p>A neurological workup would include a sleep-deprived EEG and an MRI. Since your difficult child is young, it is likely the MRI would be done under anesthesia (because it requires no moving for 45 minutes).</p><p> </p><p>My kids actually see a behavioral neurologist every 3 months for migraines, but because he's really smart and up on all the medications they take, it's an extra set of eyes on them. I really like the exta quarterly check they get.</p><p> </p><p>Hang in there. I think this is a positive step toward figuring out what's going on with your difficult child.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 311973, member: 2423"] Seizures, particularly in the temporal lobes, can cause behavior issues that look like bipolar disorder. Even though he's on Depakote, both Seroquel and Celexa could lower the seizure threshold and cause breakthrough seizures. Since he had an "episode," it's wise to rule seizures out because otherwise you're chasing after one diagnosis when it could be another. A neurological workup would include a sleep-deprived EEG and an MRI. Since your difficult child is young, it is likely the MRI would be done under anesthesia (because it requires no moving for 45 minutes). My kids actually see a behavioral neurologist every 3 months for migraines, but because he's really smart and up on all the medications they take, it's an extra set of eyes on them. I really like the exta quarterly check they get. Hang in there. I think this is a positive step toward figuring out what's going on with your difficult child. [/QUOTE]
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