Re: HELP FOR A KID

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From: Andrew Chung
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 1996 00:00

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On Thu, 25 Jul 1996 schiosi@mailbox.icom.it wrote:

> Matteo is an Italian friend of ours who is 14. 
> Since the age of 6 he has been suffering crises which the doctors call
> "partial epilectic fits". 
> After all this time and countless treatments, first at Padua hospital
> and latterly at Verona, Matteo is still suffering this illness. 
> His fits usually last only for a few seconds, starting from the left
> hand and taking in almost all the left part of his face, and also
> associated with subsequent respiratory crises. 
> We are looking for others who have experienced, or tried to cure, this
> illness. 
> 

what you describe sounds like complex partial seizures.  the w/u would 
require an EEG and CT scan.  if the CT scan is negative and the EEG shows 
focal activity, then the treatment is antiseizure medications such as 
phenytoin, phenobarbital etc.

Andrew Chung
http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~achung

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From: Andrew Chung <achung@emory.edu>
Subject: Re: HELP FOR A KID
Date: 1996/07/25
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