EEG

Bella had her EEG today in Akron. I think I walked out more confused than ever. We first discussed her sleep. I told her she's still tired during the day and that we never got Bella's PCP to give us a reading on the sleep study. We know she has issues sleeping but nothing being done, so this dr. said she is going to get us to a sleep specialist up there.

Bella's EEG being classified as "normal" at this time. This means she is not having seizure activity.....however, her brain waves are spiking as she goes to sleep, which does not follow the typical brain wave pattern. She is going to send the EEG on to the epileptic specialist to see if he has any answers as to what may be causing this.

We also talked about her episode that landed her in ER that we were told was focal seizures. They have no idea what it was or what caused it. If it happens again, she definitely wants to get an MRI/MRA done. She said looking back on her notes, it sounded like a confusional migraine, but they are rare in kids, although they do happen. They are just not sure. At this point, we are just watching her and if it happens again, we will know what tests to ask for.

We should hear more next week on what epileptic specialists has to say about EEG and maybe even have a referral to a sleep specialist, or at least have her sleep study forwarded to one. I'm still going to have her tonsils and adenoids looked at, so I can rule that in or out. Keep you posted with any new news.