We took Athan to repeat his EEG. Not fun. The test itself he doesn't even feel, but the prep and clean-up are the tough part. The EEG measures electrical activity of the brain, and to connect the wires that pick up the signals, his head was scrubbed with some rough, grainy stuff and covered in goo. Then she wrapped his head in gauze to keep them in place - about 25 wires. Then she records the measurements, then takes all the gunk and goo off.
The results this time were pretty much the same as the ones from our time in NICU. Athan has some abnormal spikes of activity from one specific place ont he right side of his brain, which can be indicative of some kind of seizure activity. He has never actually had a seizure that we have seen, but because of the EEG, he will stay on his anti-seizure med. The good news is that the MD (Dr. Robertson) says that instead of increasing his dose as his weight and height go up, we will just stay at his current dose and let him outgrow it. If we still do not see any seizure activity, we will be able to take him off of it. Our next appointment with neurology is in early December.
I was disappointed, of course that the EEG wasn't normal. Just sad for my boy. I really wanted off the yucky med, too. Still, though, I know your prayers are carrying us through all of this with more strength than I can explain. Thanks again, friends.
The results this time were pretty much the same as the ones from our time in NICU. Athan has some abnormal spikes of activity from one specific place ont he right side of his brain, which can be indicative of some kind of seizure activity. He has never actually had a seizure that we have seen, but because of the EEG, he will stay on his anti-seizure med. The good news is that the MD (Dr. Robertson) says that instead of increasing his dose as his weight and height go up, we will just stay at his current dose and let him outgrow it. If we still do not see any seizure activity, we will be able to take him off of it. Our next appointment with neurology is in early December.
I was disappointed, of course that the EEG wasn't normal. Just sad for my boy. I really wanted off the yucky med, too. Still, though, I know your prayers are carrying us through all of this with more strength than I can explain. Thanks again, friends.
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