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My daughter had what I believe was a seizure about 3 weeks ago. I took her to the ER and she had a CT scan there which was normal. Since then she has also had an MRI which was also normal. She is scheduled for an EEG this week. Here is my problem, and I hope I don't sound like a terrible mom for saying this, but my daughter lies a lot. She is acting really weird about all these events that have happened. I'm not sure what to think and am afraid I am spending a lot of money (we are basically paying for all this out of pocket because our deductible is so high) for some sort of attention-seeking plot. She is only ten though so I just find it hard to believe that she would make all this up and don't even want to mention my suspicions to her doctor because I could be totally off base on this and I want to make sure this is looked into in case it is something serious.
I saw the first seizure. I'm just not sure if it was a seizure or something else. What happened was I heard her making this weird noise (sort of sounded like snoring) and turned around to see her one arm flapping up and down, her head turned to one side, and her eyes were gazing up and to the left. She was unresponsive at first but then after I tapped on her face a few times she eventually "came to" and then started crying. I would say the whole event lasted a minute but not quite two minutes. I didn't turn around right away so I didn't see it from the start and only turned around after hearing her make this noise for a little while. It was annoying me and I thought she was just horsing around at first.
She has also been reporting issues with not being able to stand up. I haven't seen her do this but she's told me about it before she had the first seizure and said she kept falling down. My son saw her do this and said her foot fell asleep. So I think that is what it looks like but he said both of her feet fell asleep. She says they weren't asleep and that it hurt. What I don't know is if this was just her feet falling asleep and her being hysterical or if this is something more significant. If it is significant, how could this be related to the seizure. I can't seem to find any info about this foot numbness/pain or whatever it is.
When she went to ER they asked me if she wet herself or acted weird after the seizure and she didn't. She pretty much acted normal after it happened and I don't know if that is normal. From what I've read they normally are really sleepy afterwards and she wasn't.
She may have had another seizure since the first one but I didn't witness it so I'm not sure. My son said both her arms were pounding the ground and that she was looking straight ahead but not responding.
She has been acting very weird since all of this started happening and I am not sure if she is just curious, anxious, or enjoying the extra attention or if the whole thing is contrived. I've only talked to a couple people about my suspicions and my sister says she doesn't think she could have faked a seizure and I tend to agree but maybe this wasn't a seizure. Maybe it was something else.
I feel really guilty even doubting her about this. I just don't know what to think. I don't know what could cause these different symptoms and if this is something that I should be really worried about.
I'd appreciate any insight on what could be going on.
I saw the first seizure. I'm just not sure if it was a seizure or something else. What happened was I heard her making this weird noise (sort of sounded like snoring) and turned around to see her one arm flapping up and down, her head turned to one side, and her eyes were gazing up and to the left. She was unresponsive at first but then after I tapped on her face a few times she eventually "came to" and then started crying. I would say the whole event lasted a minute but not quite two minutes. I didn't turn around right away so I didn't see it from the start and only turned around after hearing her make this noise for a little while. It was annoying me and I thought she was just horsing around at first.
She has also been reporting issues with not being able to stand up. I haven't seen her do this but she's told me about it before she had the first seizure and said she kept falling down. My son saw her do this and said her foot fell asleep. So I think that is what it looks like but he said both of her feet fell asleep. She says they weren't asleep and that it hurt. What I don't know is if this was just her feet falling asleep and her being hysterical or if this is something more significant. If it is significant, how could this be related to the seizure. I can't seem to find any info about this foot numbness/pain or whatever it is.
When she went to ER they asked me if she wet herself or acted weird after the seizure and she didn't. She pretty much acted normal after it happened and I don't know if that is normal. From what I've read they normally are really sleepy afterwards and she wasn't.
She may have had another seizure since the first one but I didn't witness it so I'm not sure. My son said both her arms were pounding the ground and that she was looking straight ahead but not responding.
She has been acting very weird since all of this started happening and I am not sure if she is just curious, anxious, or enjoying the extra attention or if the whole thing is contrived. I've only talked to a couple people about my suspicions and my sister says she doesn't think she could have faked a seizure and I tend to agree but maybe this wasn't a seizure. Maybe it was something else.
I feel really guilty even doubting her about this. I just don't know what to think. I don't know what could cause these different symptoms and if this is something that I should be really worried about.
I'd appreciate any insight on what could be going on.