Guest guest Posted February 18, 2005 Report Share Posted February 18, 2005 I dont know if I,m in the right place,Ihave got a little boy and the doctor belived he got a metabolic genetic illness,he presents with motor regression (ataxia)he has been getting worse over the past year,can not walk outside,on even floor he uses a reverse walker ,indoors he is always bumping into everything he wears a protective helmet.Most of the time he is very,very tired .He adquired nystagmus on his eyes and does not have periferial vision ,he needs to sleep with a raised mattress as he feels sick often at night,when he got an illness like virus,etc ,he feels really unwell,and gets really floppy and tired.At school he is starting to get emotional and cry a lot.At the moment he does not havea diagnosis yet but is having lot of test eegs,awake and sleeping,blood and urine test,he had an mri about a year ago who was inclonclusive,and a lumbar tab.At times at home he is getting really difficult trobing things about in the air,bumping into rverything,not lisening or calming down,like he can not understand ,when he is not like that or too tired he is lovely,tals nicelly and is great,but sometimes is really hard getting him lisening,and calming down,I dont know if you got any ideas or tricks helping him to listen as is affecting his meal times,dressing,and anything we may be doing if he is in that mood, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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