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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Hi. My Son Is 13 And Very Active. For The

Hi. My son is 13 and very active. For the last week or so our household has been overly busy and he has not gotten his normal allotment of sleep. The quality of his nutrition has also been affected. Today he had what seems like a fainting spell, but after I found him (seemingly asleep, not unconscious), he was disoriented and had some motor function problems. He was confused for about 15 mins and had trouble getting his legs under him. Then suddenly he was fine, but only has very vague and spotty memories of those 15 mins. He remembers everything right up to passing out. Four years ago he had a gran-mal seizure, but nothing like that since. Both that instance and this one were preceded by poor sleep and ongoing athletic activity without an emphasis on smart pre and post workout nutrition. After the episode 4 years ago, we focused on eating better and he had no problems ever since. Lately we've gotten lazy with his nutrition and then this happened. At one extreme it could be epilepsy, at the other it could simply be dehydration or not getting enough of what he needs to keep his engine going. Could someone give me a professional opinion? Thanks
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
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