Seizures and mito

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Ask away Bug (privately or on list your choice).I'm very familiar with them

and have been treated since childhood.

Kristie

>

> > Are there any Mito adults out that have been dx'ed with a seizure

> > disorder ? I recently had a standard EEG and a sleep-deprived

> EEG,

> > both of which were abnormal. The doc hasn't called back to give

> me

> > her official interpretation, but the copy of the results states :

> >

> > " Several moderate amplitute isolated left temporal sharp waves

> were

> > seen. This increases the risk of focal seizures arising from this

> > region. There was very frequent intermittent left temporal

> > slowing. Temporal intermittent rythmic delta activity (TIRDA) was

> > also seen. Some studies have shown ann increased risk of seizures

> > associated with TIRDA " .

> >

> > All I can say is that I'm glad I was persistent about the resident

> > ordering the follow up sleep-deprived test. He told me my first

> EEG

> > was fine, despite the fact that the Neuro lab stated the results

> wre

> > abnormal and recommended they order the sleep-deprived study. Why

> > does life have to be so darn difficult sometimes ? That resident

> is

> > an idiot and unfortunately, I've had to see him a few times. He

> > seems to be bouncing around between the neuromuscular clinic and

> the

> > general neuro clinic....maybe he should get a job in the custodial

> > dept cleaning toilets...although, he might not be qualified ! My

> > neuromuscular doc agreed with me that the test should be

> > done...thank God.

> >

> > bug

Love and Hugs,

Kristie

www.caringbridge.org/pa/kristie

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Thanks Kristie. At this point, I need to hear the doc's

interpretation I guess.

bug