Re: seizures from complex thinking AND EYE focus (convergence insu...

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Thanks for this info. That explains why my son Logan jumps or his seizures get worse when I run up and try to help . God Bless Logans mom Jenniejayvelde@... wrote:

Another thing that I've found out as an adult from my SUPER WONDERFUL neuro opthamolgist is the act of focusing eyes on close objects can also cause seizures, myclonic jerks, etc.It's caused "convergence insufficiency". He said that most regular docs and neurologists are unaware of this.

Anita, Thanks for this info, I have never heard of this. But I have seen my duaghter go into a seizure when I walked up to her fast. This tends to happen whe she is more sensitive to seizures, but does not always happen. She is near sighted and has astigmatism, worse in the rt eye, which also shows more ptosis.

e, Chelsea's mom(nonspecific mito)Please contact mito-owner with any problems or questions.

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< But I have seen my

> daughter go into a seizure when I walked up to her fast.

Hi e, Glad to share, especially because I am learning SO much from you

wonderful groups of folks!

I often have the same thing happen to me, though for me it's sometimes an

" unprepared surprise " isssue.

However, many years ago I had a neurologist get up close and " in my face " and

my " seizure type thing " happened.

She assumed I was a " nut case " and told me so. I think NOW I understand that I

was having trouble focusing

a (hostile) object so close to my face.

The convergence insufficiency ususally shows up with trouble focusing QUICKLY

from far to near,

or the reverse. I would guess many mitos probably have trouble doing LOTS of

neuro-type things quickly :-)

Best Wishes,

Anita

( adult, probably PDCD/PDH and working on getting a firm diagnosis)

> In a message dated 6/7/2004 10:25:49 AM Eastern Standard Time,

> ninaranu@s... writes:

> Another thing that I've found out as an adult from my SUPER WONDERFUL neuro

> opthamolgist

> is the act of focusing eyes on close objects can also cause seizures,

> myclonic jerks, etc.

> It's caused " convergence insufficiency " . He said that most regular docs and

> neurologists

> are unaware of this.

> Anita, Thanks for this info, I have never heard of this. But I have seen my

> duaghter go into a seizure when I walked up to her fast. This tends to happen

> whe she is more sensitive to seizures, but does not always happen. She is near

> sighted and has astigmatism, worse in the rt eye, which also shows more

ptosis.

>

> e, Chelsea's mom(nonspecific mito)