Hi parents,
For those of you who have first hand experience with toddlers / children with absence seizures, can you help me?
I am not sure if my son has them. His pediatrician doesn't think so.
He is 21 months and for the last few months (3 months or so) I noticed that he spaces out in the stroller or in the car seat. There are times when it looks like he is fixated on something. I will call his name, but he ignores it. If I put my hand in front of his eyes, he will look away, but still ignore me. After a another second or 2 he will smile and giggle, like he was playing a trick on me.
I also have noticed that if he sees something that captures his interest, he will stare at it.... but much longer than I would think is normal... almost like he is lost in what he is looking at... then all of a sudden he would look in my direction, smile and carry on.
Throughout the rest of the day, he is active and alert or engaged and I don't notice these staring spells.
My question is, can absence seizures be trigger specific? Can it only happen in a carseat or stroller?
He had an EEG done at 5 weeks old for an unrelated concern and it was completely normal. Because of that normal EEG, our pediatrician doesn't think they are seizures. She thinks he is just trying to figure things out or is just zoning out.
Should I pursue this further? I get so much conflicting information from Dr. Google.
Thank you so much.
For those of you who have first hand experience with toddlers / children with absence seizures, can you help me?
I am not sure if my son has them. His pediatrician doesn't think so.
He is 21 months and for the last few months (3 months or so) I noticed that he spaces out in the stroller or in the car seat. There are times when it looks like he is fixated on something. I will call his name, but he ignores it. If I put my hand in front of his eyes, he will look away, but still ignore me. After a another second or 2 he will smile and giggle, like he was playing a trick on me.
I also have noticed that if he sees something that captures his interest, he will stare at it.... but much longer than I would think is normal... almost like he is lost in what he is looking at... then all of a sudden he would look in my direction, smile and carry on.
Throughout the rest of the day, he is active and alert or engaged and I don't notice these staring spells.
My question is, can absence seizures be trigger specific? Can it only happen in a carseat or stroller?
He had an EEG done at 5 weeks old for an unrelated concern and it was completely normal. Because of that normal EEG, our pediatrician doesn't think they are seizures. She thinks he is just trying to figure things out or is just zoning out.
Should I pursue this further? I get so much conflicting information from Dr. Google.
Thank you so much.