Breakspeare EEG Autonomic testing report - Sophieþ

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We have the results now of simultaneous EEG, brainstem autonomic monitoring,

breathing, skin blood gases testing. Results are:

1. Suspicion of mutation on MECP2 gene (ASD normal apparantly)

2. Resting heart rate 121 bpm (norm is 70-97), caused by increased inflammation

molecules, increased production of reactive oxygen, or increased need to absorb

oxygen

3. Cardiac vagal tone 1.84 (norm is 6-19) meaning her heart stamina is low

4. Mean arterial blood pressure 50.3 (norm is 70-120) so she is not getting

enough blood pressure to feed the tissues properly

5. Breathing abnormalities such as rapid, shallow, breath holds for 50% of the

time at random suggesting instability of the respiratory oscillator in the

brainstem. Low oxygen emission from skin.

6. Very low parasympathetic activity - brainstem at level of infant - inadequate

restraint of the sympathetic system

In summary seems she is a feeble breather and has low blood pressure. This is

therefore making her heart beat much faster in order to try to increase the

blood flow and oxygen flow to the tissues to compensate. It is possible this has

casued brain damage which could either be permanent or repairable