overnight EEG

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Hi Dawn,

There is a Dr. at Lutheran general hospital, he is a neurologist Dr. Nishant

Shah ,he is very good , you might want to try him.

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Message: 1

Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:22:54 EST

From: Scissors0@...

Subject: Over night EEG's

I am looking for other neurologists who do over night EEG's. Dr. Chez

doesn't accept insurance and he wants $400 just for a consult. I would like a

neuro

that is covered by insurance because all of my finances are going to my son's

ABA (which has proven very effective). Last year, I did the Pfiefer Clinic,

which most of it wasn't covered by insurance. I was told it was, I just had

to

file the claim myself. The Pfiefer had told me they were well below

customary charges for out of network. I found out this was not the case and

had to

pay $1000 out of pocket and my insurance paid only $300. It was very

expensive

and after 3 months I had to give up on the mega dose vitamins because of

physical side effects. My husband has very good insurance and I can't believe

Dr.

Chez doesn't accept insurance. I am very baffled by this. I can't get

hammered with another big medical bill at this time. There must be some

neurologists out there beside Dr. Chez that accepts PPO insurance. However, I

would like

a neuro that does over night EEG. My son had a drop and fall seizure when he

was two. The 15 minute EEG and a MRI showed no seizure activity. My son

will be 4 soon and he still has staring spells and can't talk. I feel he

can't

talk because of a physical problem and not because of his autism. He now

knows

120 ASL signs and so very much tries to talk, he just can't form words or

anything close to a word. I have heard that silent seizures can cause a severe

language delay. My son also falls very easily and seems almost like a puppet

most of the time. He has not had another serious seizure though, since he was

two. I have no behavioral problems, thank God.

If anybody on the list has any suggestions or knows of a good neuro, please

e-mail me at Scissors0@...

God bless,

Dawn