Post by zella on Apr 6, 2015 19:35:45 GMT
My granddaughter just turned one, and on Friday evening she had a seizure. No warning, she was happy as can be, then she started with
strange mouth motions (a mix between chewing and kissing) followed by jerky movements of her whole body. She couldn't stand or walk
properly (she's been walking for a couple of months), looked like she was drunk.
We had her at urgent care within 15 minutes, and she was sent from there to the closest ER by ambulance. By the time she arrived the seizure
was over. I'd estimate it took 45 minutes for her movement to return to normal.
At the ER she had blood work done, a CT scan, urine testing and a chest x-ray. Everything was clear. Mom was told to contact a pediatric neurologist today for follow-up.
The cause of the seizure is unclear. She had been sick with a virus for about a week. Febrile seizure is possible (even though she had a very low to no fever), as is a seizure caused by the virus. However there is a family history of epilepsy (myself) so this is a possibility too.
My question is: how long should it take her to return to her normal self? Since Friday she is clingy, frequently unhappy, not eating or drinking well, not sleeping well and has frequent screaming sessions that sound different (very high pitched). Prior to this she was so happy, and was almost at a point of sleeping through the night. I don't know whether to think she's still recovering from the seizure; whether there is some other underlying problem; or whether she is still stressed out by all the testing.
Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you.
strange mouth motions (a mix between chewing and kissing) followed by jerky movements of her whole body. She couldn't stand or walk
properly (she's been walking for a couple of months), looked like she was drunk.
We had her at urgent care within 15 minutes, and she was sent from there to the closest ER by ambulance. By the time she arrived the seizure
was over. I'd estimate it took 45 minutes for her movement to return to normal.
At the ER she had blood work done, a CT scan, urine testing and a chest x-ray. Everything was clear. Mom was told to contact a pediatric neurologist today for follow-up.
The cause of the seizure is unclear. She had been sick with a virus for about a week. Febrile seizure is possible (even though she had a very low to no fever), as is a seizure caused by the virus. However there is a family history of epilepsy (myself) so this is a possibility too.
My question is: how long should it take her to return to her normal self? Since Friday she is clingy, frequently unhappy, not eating or drinking well, not sleeping well and has frequent screaming sessions that sound different (very high pitched). Prior to this she was so happy, and was almost at a point of sleeping through the night. I don't know whether to think she's still recovering from the seizure; whether there is some other underlying problem; or whether she is still stressed out by all the testing.
Any input would be much appreciated. Thank you.
(Although I'm not the same age.)
