Guest guest Posted July 29, 2002 Report Share Posted July 29, 2002 The EEG can help with diagnosing the type of seizures she's having thereby assisting the neurologist in determining the best drug or drug combination for her. You may have to try several before you find the right one. My son takes Zonegran. It has so far worked great with little side effect. It doesn't make him drowsy as many of them do. in Houston --- Corea wrote: > > Hello ALL, > > My name is Mickey, I am a 23 yr old father of a > beautiful 4 yr old daughter,Heaven-Leigh. On > memorial day She had a grand mall siezure that > lasted over 25 minutes, while in the care of my > brother-in-law. She was taken to Childrens Hospital > of Pennsylvania and had a EEG, & MRI. > > My wife and I were recently given the results. We > were told she had PMG, and a consultation about > what PMG is and what the first steps of treatment > should be. > > 'When Heaven was released from C.H.O.P she was > prescribed Dilantin. So we were told that the 'first > step of treatment was to ween her off the dilantin > on to a med called tetredol( I believe thats it) > > that is where we are right now. I am still trying > to research this and would appreciate any and all > info or emails on this subject and how do deal with > it. > > > Sincearly, > > > Micky, Liz, & Heaven-Leigh Corea > > > > --------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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