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My Daughter Has Been Having Like An Electric Shock To
Question: my daughter has been having like an electric shock to the left side of her and then goes into a blank stare. when she comes out of it , she gasp for air and can not remember what happened. they sent her to an epileptic monitoring unit in the hospital, but she hasn't had any of those spells while being monitored. they did the flashing lights and she had one and then taking sick afterwards. what can you advise me or help me with.
Brief Answer:
Prolonged video EEG monitoring
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist, here to answer your query.
What you have described clinically, indeed looks like seizure episodes. In such situations, prolonged video EEG monitoring can help to establish the diagnosis. Also, a brain imaging (MRI Brain) may help in diagnosis.
Hope that helps. If you have any further queries, I shall be glad to answer them. Please follow up after investigations.
Regards,
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Prolonged video EEG monitoring
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar, a neurologist, here to answer your query.
What you have described clinically, indeed looks like seizure episodes. In such situations, prolonged video EEG monitoring can help to establish the diagnosis. Also, a brain imaging (MRI Brain) may help in diagnosis.
Hope that helps. If you have any further queries, I shall be glad to answer them. Please follow up after investigations.
Regards,
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Nagamani Ng
Yes I believe that ,but she has an eeg done and caught no signs on her. The strobe lights are doing testing on her but it is not bringing it out stronger. She twitches and then it stops. MRI was done the doctors states nothing showed.
Brief Answer:
Antiepileptic medicines may be started.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
A short duration EEG may not have shown anything but a prolonged duration(for 24 hrs or more) video EEG may help in diagnosing. Anyway, even if MRI Brain and EEG are not significant but the clinical diagnosis is epilepsy, antiepileptic medicines may be started. Your daughter's treating neurologists might tell you the same.
Hope that helps. If you have any further questions, I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.
Regards,
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Antiepileptic medicines may be started.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being in follow-up.
A short duration EEG may not have shown anything but a prolonged duration(for 24 hrs or more) video EEG may help in diagnosing. Anyway, even if MRI Brain and EEG are not significant but the clinical diagnosis is epilepsy, antiepileptic medicines may be started. Your daughter's treating neurologists might tell you the same.
Hope that helps. If you have any further questions, I shall be glad to have you in follow-up.
Regards,
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Remy Koshy
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