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Suggest Remedy For Epilepsy In Down Syndrome Patients

have a downsydrome man that is acting very aggressiveness.....he is on eplim and a number of other drugs...how can i help him.......is eplim a factor...he has never had a scan on his brain to determine weather he has eplispy.....but the physiology dept have decided he has???? am very confused declan in irelan
Tue, 15 Jul 2014
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epilepsy is just a term used to categorize people who have recurrent seizures. seizures are diagnosed clinically or by EEG. sometimes the cause of seizures can be seen on ct scan but most times it cannot. in the case of someone with an abnormal brain such as Down syndrome their brains have a higher chance of seizures and are unlikely to need a ct scan to diagnose another cause. eplim is a treatment for
both epilepsy and aggression so he is being treated correctly. you should consult
with them further to discuss further treatment goals and possibilities
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Suggest Remedy For Epilepsy In Down Syndrome Patients

epilepsy is just a term used to categorize people who have recurrent seizures. seizures are diagnosed clinically or by EEG. sometimes the cause of seizures can be seen on ct scan but most times it cannot. in the case of someone with an abnormal brain such as Down syndrome their brains have a higher chance of seizures and are unlikely to need a ct scan to diagnose another cause. eplim is a treatment for both epilepsy and aggression so he is being treated correctly. you should consult with them further to discuss further treatment goals and possibilities