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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Hi! My 24 Y/o Daughter Who Is Mentally Challenged With

Hi! My 24 y/o daughter who is mentally challenged with a seizure disorder keeps c/o "hair on her face" and con't cleans her glasses. She started on Topamax for her seizures about 2 months ago, and we are withdrawing Depakote. She also has hypothyroidism for which she takes synthroid. We recently had her vagus stimulator changed for her seizures and has been doing well until the past few days when she started c/o the "hair on her face" and con't cleaning of her glasses. She also had a seizure this am (grand mal).....wondering if related to VNS, the Topamax, or withdrawal from Depakote, hypothyroidism or a little of all three. She is constantly wanting to shower........constantly wanting to clean her glasses and c/o of "hair on her face. I wonder if she means her face is tingling, and her glasses are quite scratched and plan on optometry appointment in December. She also sees her neurologist in December, but wondering if additional blood work needed for kidney function.....
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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