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What Causes Seizures And Sudden Loss Of Breath And Consciousness?
Question: My daughter has had 3 seizures in about 4 years. The first one, she quit breathing and her limbs shook. The second one was about a year later. Very short. After the first seizure, (Dell Medical Center, XXXXXXX Tx) she had all the tests possible and nothing was wrong. He said she might have another one, and she would out grow it. Okay, now she is 11 years old, very talkative. She was staring out the window. Next thing I knew, she was slumped by my side. (In the car) She wasn't breathing. No limb trembling. Just silent, and not breathing. Her lips, by the time I pulled over were blue, I started to give her mouth to mouth and she woke up. I was given a prescription for a rectal for a seizure longer than 5 minutes but my problem is she quits breathing....I realize he is an emergency room doctor and they were really busy and I do have a referral to a pediatric neurologist but my question is this.....the not breathing part. What is happening, and what can I do? I was so scared.
Brief Answer:
admit in icu and placed in breathing machine
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I will advise you to place your daughter on one side and stay with the child until he or she is fully awake after the seizure ends.
Observe her for breathing
If she or she is not breathing within 1 minute after the seizure stops, then start mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing (CPR).
Do not try to do rescue breathing for the child during a convulsive seizure, because you may injure the child or yourself.
Do not try to put anything in your daughters mouth. In doing so, you may injure her.
Do not try to give her food, liquid, or medications by mouth.
If your daughter has status epilepticus and and as she is not breathing she needs to be treated very aggressively with antiseizure medications, admitted to the intensive care unit, and possibly be placed on a breathing machine.
Regards
DR DE
admit in icu and placed in breathing machine
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I will advise you to place your daughter on one side and stay with the child until he or she is fully awake after the seizure ends.
Observe her for breathing
If she or she is not breathing within 1 minute after the seizure stops, then start mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing (CPR).
Do not try to do rescue breathing for the child during a convulsive seizure, because you may injure the child or yourself.
Do not try to put anything in your daughters mouth. In doing so, you may injure her.
Do not try to give her food, liquid, or medications by mouth.
If your daughter has status epilepticus and and as she is not breathing she needs to be treated very aggressively with antiseizure medications, admitted to the intensive care unit, and possibly be placed on a breathing machine.
Regards
DR DE
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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