Head CT scan

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Hi, my son who is 4 is going to have a head Ct scan done this week and I

am a little nervous about what to expect, and how to explain it to him of

why we are doing this. His pediatrician wants to check for seizure activity,

although I have seen no signs of any. I recounted to her that since he was

little, when he falls and gets really hurt he can't get any sound out of his

mouth, he turns a little blue around the lips, and his body goes limp. A

couple of times I have almost called 911, but then he breathes and starts

crying, a weak cry. He has never passed out and it lasts maybe a minute or

two. She is concerned about maybe lack of oxygen during it. She ordered a

head ct scan and a eeg. Anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone else's child

experienced this?

Another question is can a neurologist diagnose dysarthria and/or

apraxia? We have an appointment with one in June. we'll talk over the issues

above, but then I also want to ask about dysarthria and apraxia. Colin so

far has been diagnosed with a moderate expressive speech delay. The nature

of it is due to possible palatte problems, maybe short palate, dysarthria,

some degree of apraxia, mild gross motor delay, mild sensory integration

disorder. we are still unpeeling all the layers, started when he was two. He

is on Pro EFA and have seen amazing results. Also he has individual Speech,

OT and goes to school 2 1/2 days a week. Doing all we can! sorry so long and

so many issues in one post, but I finally got time to sit down and write.

the boys are off visiting their grandparents!