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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Suggest Treatment For Seizures

Respected Doctor, My daughter was born as a normal child but at her 11th Month was suffered with Meningitis fever and shunt process has been done due to several cell damage.All these 15 years Now she is Bedridden who couldn t speak and all her foods in liquid state only. Sir the problem is all these 15 years she had a frequent fits and it was more than 25 times a day till Last 6/7 years. After consulted with another Neurologist here in Salem. He advised us following medicines:- somiel 1mg thrice a day, encorate chrono 500mg twice a day, levipil xr 500mg twice aday & oxetol 300 mg twice a day. Even she suffer 4/5 time a day by fits. Now our major issue is in recent time of 2 months she make noise by shaking her head as well opening mouth too. The same doctor said this is due to Behaviour problem and suggest to increase oxetol 450mg from 300mg and feeding accordingly past two weeks and now I can say that she is some what ok. Dear sir, is there any other medicine to control her fits. Please advice as our whole family was desperate all these years. Medical History Baby born as normal child,But on her 11th month was sufferd with miningitis fever in which effected into several cell damage.Dr s said some infction might have occurred in head due to injury.Shunt treatment was done on her at the age of one.But there was several fitts (24/25 times a day) which it is controlled to 4-5 time now. Please advice. Thanks. Joseph.
Mon, 29 Aug 2016
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Hi ,Meningitis with shunt in Situ are prone for seizures so antiepileptics are given for prevention. Generally seizures are controlled with drugs .If not controlled then drugs are changed and combinations are used .

You are taking tab somiel tab enchorate tab levipil and tab oxetol.
Other drugs like tab cloba tab laconext tab lamotrigene can be tried .Thanks

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Suggest Treatment For Seizures

Hi ,Meningitis with shunt in Situ are prone for seizures so antiepileptics are given for prevention. Generally seizures are controlled with drugs .If not controlled then drugs are changed and combinations are used . You are taking tab somiel tab enchorate tab levipil and tab oxetol. Other drugs like tab cloba tab laconext tab lamotrigene can be tried .Thanks