some seizures are not detected by others

and just like craigs email says about helping a child

 I was just like him when I was a child

so I would do what your doctor is telling you to do

being on a seizure med is not a label or somthing

please help your child

I wish I was helped when I was younger please dont pass this
help by when your child is older if you have not helped
then you will be unhappy

 I was taken to psychiatrist due to crying in my sleep age three
they thought I was having nite mares when in fact it was
petite mals repeatedly thru the nite not that your child might
be having these but your doctor is right i think



wendy

--- On Tue, 7/14/09, Kristi Nelson <cnknelson@...> wrote:

From: Kristi Nelson <cnknelson@...>
Subject: [Epilepsy Support and Education] Advice Needed
To: epilepsysupportandeducation@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 9:00 AM

















Hi Everyone,



My daughter has been experiencing myoclonic jerks when she is sleep deprived. We
discovered this after picking her up from a sleepover. She is 14. A CAT scan and
blood work came back fine. An eeg came back abnormal. The neurologist wants to
put her on Keppra XR. She has not had a seizure yet. Is it absolutely necessary
for her to be on medication? I would greatly appreciate advice. My daughter has
always been a healthy child. We do not have a family history of epilepsy, so
this is all very new and scary to us.































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