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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Speaking And Focusing In Kids
Dear Doctor, My 2 yrs old niece yesterday suddenly after waking up found difficulty in speaking and focussing on things or seeing....she was very lethargic too...it lasted for 2 hrs...and then she was normally behaving but today in afternoon she again started behaving in strange manner she was not able to speak properly and see it laso lasted for 1 and half hrs...plz help..
Thu, 15 Oct 2015
Hi... By what you quote this appears to be absence seizure.
In absence seizure the patient doesn't respond and has difficulty in speech and has a starry look. I suggest you to do an MRI brain and next time this episode occurs you should immediately report to er. Take care.
Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
In absence seizure the patient doesn't respond and has difficulty in speech and has a starry look. I suggest you to do an MRI brain and next time this episode occurs you should immediately report to er. Take care.
Regards - Dr Deepak Patel, MD Pediatrics
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