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What Causes Calcified Lesion Granuloma?
I know of a 26 yr old girl whose CT scan showed calcified lesion/ granuloma in the left parietal region. This girl has been suffering from seizures since the age of five. It reoccurred at the ages of 5, 13, 20 and now in 2014, Jan. She was under different medications at different times(tegretol,mazetol, diazepam and eptoin) along with deworming and vitamins. Medications were apparently stopped by the parents for reasons known to them.
My questions are 1. Did the seizure happen because of the medicines being abruptly stopped?
2. What are the side effects of long term usage of the medicines ?
3. Will the calcification disappear eventually?
4. What are the potential dangers for future life?
My questions are 1. Did the seizure happen because of the medicines being abruptly stopped?
2. What are the side effects of long term usage of the medicines ?
3. Will the calcification disappear eventually?
4. What are the potential dangers for future life?
Wed, 5 Feb 2014
Hi,
1. Seizures are often precipitated on stopping antiepileptics. So the
answer is yes
2. Long list of side effects like liver,bone,blood problems, skin
rash, gum swelling . But dangers of the disease eclipse the side
effects. And blood levels should be measured so that she does not get
excess drugs.
3. Calcification is unlikely to disappear.
4. If seizures are effectively controlled and she has regular checkups
future will not be a problem. But she will have to be careful in
pregnancy and take extra folate. And she will not be able to drive or
handle dangerous machinery.
Hope this helps
1. Seizures are often precipitated on stopping antiepileptics. So the
answer is yes
2. Long list of side effects like liver,bone,blood problems, skin
rash, gum swelling . But dangers of the disease eclipse the side
effects. And blood levels should be measured so that she does not get
excess drugs.
3. Calcification is unlikely to disappear.
4. If seizures are effectively controlled and she has regular checkups
future will not be a problem. But she will have to be careful in
pregnancy and take extra folate. And she will not be able to drive or
handle dangerous machinery.
Hope this helps
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