I feel the need to resurrect this thread...
DD will be going into the hospital in a few days for a 48 hour EEG as well as an MRI. The more I read about absence seizures the more I think we *might* have an answer. It would explain so much. Apparently ld's and "brightness" are common among kids with this diagnosis. Can anyone but the parents on this board understand how a diagnosis of a seizure disorder could come with a sigh of relief?
DD had no headaches over the holiday break from school which I think confirms that something in the school is triggering them. Now after getting her back to a comfortable state we have to get her stressed out and bring on every conceivable trigger to see if they can catch one of these "seizure" type episodes during her EEG. IF they can we will have a tangible explanation for so many issues.
The rollercoaster ride continues...
{hugs} to everyone else on the ride.
I hope you get some definitive answers either way.
I had a FT job once in a lab where I had a headache every. single. day. Something in there was definitely triggering it, probably the lights. I always thought something was off with the air flow in there too. I still get them occasionally, but not every day like in there.
