MRI Re: Hi...just got a diagnosis of apraxia 2 hours ago....numb

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The MRI won't show a thing for Apraxia unless your child is " awake " and NOT

sedated. Unforunately, the child must also be still for the MRI pictures;

therefore, save your money and your insurance until your child is a little older

and can sit still. AND the only thing a MRI will tell you is exactly where the

damage is, which is more than likely in the Broca's area, but it can be in a

different area. The only use for the information is that knowing where the

damage actually is, then you will know exactly what brain functions are mostly

affected and also it only hels you if you are planning on utilizing the

information to kow what area of the brain needs strengthening and what area is

dominant and so forth. I know no other use for the MRI. A " sleep-deprived EEG "

will tell you some things about Apraxia as well. It is less traumatic and also

your insurance should cover it. An EEG will tell you brain dominance as well.

This type of EEG can rule out seizures as a cause of the Apraxia. (Some seizures

are not evident to an outsider and may occur only as a brief moment of staring

in the individual or a slight head tilt.)

P.S> One more thing about MRI's, make sure if they use contrast (dye) that your

child is not allergic to the dye used " beforehand " .