EEG

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My ped neuro thinks my daughter might have an abnormal EEG (Zoning

out and non responsive and abnormal sleep patterns) and wants to do

a sleep deprived EEG next Wed. This would help tremendously for

insurance because she was denied services for apraxia. We need a

med. condition and so far she has no med. dx. My question is should

I take her off the efa's until after the EEG. She has been much

more " there " since the starting the efa's. Does anyone have any

experience w/ this? BTW, our ped neuro does NOT know she is on

ProEFA.

Traci Mom to Kennedy 2.0 and Hunter 4.6

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Traci:

I wouldn't worry about the EFA's - the effect they have, if any, is

long term, and would not affect any abnormal electrical activity, if

any, in the brain picked up on the EEG.

I would advise (see my other email) you have an extended EEG -

lasting overnight or minimum 6 hours, as the literature suggests that

abnormalities leading to language impairment may not be picked up by

a one hour sleep deprived EEG.

Larry Laveman, MD

Consultant, CHERAB

http://www.apraxia.cc

> My ped neuro thinks my daughter might have an abnormal EEG (Zoning

> out and non responsive and abnormal sleep patterns) and wants to do

> a sleep deprived EEG next Wed. This would help tremendously for

> insurance because she was denied services for apraxia. We need a

> med. condition and so far she has no med. dx. My question is should

> I take her off the efa's until after the EEG. She has been much

> more " there " since the starting the efa's. Does anyone have any

> experience w/ this? BTW, our ped neuro does NOT know she is on

> ProEFA.

>

> Traci Mom to Kennedy 2.0 and Hunter 4.6