Re: Aggression caused by seizures?

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> My now 14yo dd is severely autistic; every so often (maybe one week or so a

month) she is very aggressive and hits, bites

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to anything to she eats, and her medication (clonodine

> and risperdal) does little to help. We're wondering if she could be having

clusters of seizures just a couple times a month.

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> She hasn't had an EEG since she was 3. That was negative, but the drug they

used to knock her out masks any seizure activity!

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> .have you talked to her doctor. We took our granddaughter to ucsf and she

stayed 1 week while hooked up to a machine and we found all kinds of new things

about her seizures. lois

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Maggie,

     I feel for you. My 12 yr old nonverbal dtr has problems with

aggression. We increased her risperdal & she has had an amazing week of no

aggression. She was taking 1 mg daily & giving it twice a day made all the

difference. She still cried now & then. Answered jah (yes) to pain & touches

head for headache. Motrin gel caps relieve her pain quickly. Angie

Subject: Aggression caused by seizures?

To: Autism_in_Girls_and_Women

Date: Friday, September 9, 2011, 7:53 PM

 

Hi

My now 14yo dd is severely autistic; every so often (maybe one week or so a

month) she is very aggressive and hits, bites

and kicks. It seems to have nothing to do with her cycle, we can't trace it to

anything to she eats, and her medication (clonodine

and risperdal) does little to help. We're wondering if she could be having

clusters of seizures just a couple times a month.

She hasn't had an EEG since she was 3. That was negative, but the drug they used

to knock her out masks any seizure activity!

Maggie

San Ramon, CA

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A significant number of seizures in people with autism don't show up until

adolescence. And changes in hormones (i.e. having a menstrual cycle) can

also impact seizures. I'd want at least a 24 hour EEG with a child like

this.

Ann

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> My now 14yo dd is severely autistic; every so often (maybe one week or so a

> month) she is very aggressive and hits, bites

> and kicks. It seems to have nothing to do with her cycle, we can't trace it

> to anything to she eats, and her medication (clonodine

> and risperdal) does little to help. We're wondering if she could be having

> clusters of seizures just a couple times a month.

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> She hasn't had an EEG since she was 3. That was negative, but the drug they

> used to knock her out masks any seizure activity!

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> Maggie

> San Ramon, CA

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Reg Reynolds

Aggression can be caused by seizures. See the first biofeedback article at

www.RegReynolds.ca/