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What causes eyes to go around as if spun on a chair?
Query: Hello doctor, My son is four years old. He was diagnosed with vertigo. It started when he was playing on his gadget. When he plays an action game, we have found that he becomes extremely scared and points to his head. When it first started, I saw his eyes going around and around as if someone spun h... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your son's symptoms could be related to epilepsy seizures. If this diagnosis is confirmed, this situation may last for some years, depending on the possible causes. For this reason, I recommend performing an EEG (electroencephalogram). Starting an antiepileptic drug m... Read Full »
The doctor changed my wife's seizure medicines. Is it safe?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife aged 43 years had fits (seizures) five years back. At that time, the blood reports, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and electroencephalogram (EEG) were normal and the doctor advised Epilex Chrono 300 mg twice a day. She used it for three years and then there was no episode of... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. She had a recurrence of seizures after stopping the medications. Usually, it is continued for five years after the second episode. If the previous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was normal and if it was a 3T MRI, then there is no need for any further investigations.... Read Full »
Kindly prescribe antiepileptics for seizures in autistic patient.
Query: Hello doctor, I have an autistic and hyperactive person in my family, who is around 19 years of age. He has been having epileptic seizures for more than a year now. The medication he has been prescribed by the doctors right now is Tegretol (Tegral). However, we think it has may have side effects. I... Read Full »
Answer: Hello,Welcome to icliniq.com. You are absolutely right that there may be side effects of prescribed medicine. There are many more alternative anti-epileptic medicines available. But every medicine has possibility of its own side effects. Consideration to change to alternative medicine is done if so... Read Full »
My 15-year-old child experiences seizures on and off. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My 15-year-old child experiences seizures on and off. He has been having seizures and I am too worried about it. I am in need of guidance on how to handle this situation. Can you provide information on the types of seizures, their potential causes, and any warning signs? Is there any m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. When seizure attacks occur two times or more, without any clear trigger (such as fever, serious medical conditions, or taking some drugs), it is called epilepsy. Everyone with epilepsy needs to take anti-epileptic drugs. Therefore, your c... Read Full »
Kindly interpret the MRI result of a 12-year-old girl with fever.
Query: Hello doctor, I am asking for a 12-year-old girl who has been experiencing on-and-off fever for the past six months. A week ago, she had a sudden seizure attack and lost consciousness. She requires nearly 6 liters of oxygen via a mask, and her heart rate is elevated. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis r... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. According to the plain brain MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) report (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity) provided to me: Hyperintensities (bright areas on MRI) are noted in the basal ganglia, intern... Read Full »
Can oral surgery cause seizures in my baby?
Query: Hello doctor, My daughter had an oral surgery because she had a lot of cavities. They had to put her to sleep soon after the surgery. I am assuming less than six months that she started having seizures. Could the surgery or medicine they used made her develop these seizures? She is on medications fo... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is highly unlikely for the medicine used during the surgery to cause the seizures now. Regarding the surgery causing this, the only possible explanation is the development of a stroke during or after surgery which can lead to seizures later. But, I guess she did not... Read Full »
Please explain my father's health issue with the help of the attached reports.
Query: Hi doctor, There is a health issue for my father. We did an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) brain scan of his head. He is on Oxetol 300 mg from yesterday. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. As per the papers shared (attachment removed to protect patient identity), your father's CT (Computed Tomography) is showing some mass or tumor in the brain and because of which he is having one-sided seizures. I would like to look at MRI images to suggest possible tr... Read Full »
What can be done to stop seizure and anxiety occur after surgery for brain hemorrhage?
Query: Hello doctor, His age is 66 years (father). He had a brain hemorrhage two months back and an operation was held the next day itself. His left side upper and lower limbs are weak so physiotherapy is going on and improving day by day but on three weeks back he got fits and again twice this month. The ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Seizures can occur following a brain hemorrhage. His current medications Phenytoin and Clobazam are anti-seizure medications. He needs to take these medications regularly without missing any doses. Sometimes two or more anti-seizure medications are required to prevent se... Read Full »
My fiance is having seizures with tremors frequently. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, This is a question regarding my fiance. I am very worried as he refuses to visit a doctor. The symptoms are the following: Right-hand tremors, seizures sometimes when he is on the couch and relatively minor ones and mumbling nonsense during night-time when he was laid down like he is s... Read Full »
Dr. Hardik Nareshbhai Rajyaguru
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand the issue. It is not because of wine. Most likely, thesymptoms he is having is suggestive of seizures; complex partial seizures. High likely, the seizure is because of brain diseases. I would suggest you get an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain done. Hi... Read Full »
Should I give Phenobarbitone syrup to my newborn?
Query: Hello doctor, I have a newborn baby boy, born a few days ago, weighing 8.81848 pounds. after a 40-week normal pregnancy. Following a regular delivery where the baby cried normally, the pediatrician prescribed phenobarbitone syrup after vaccination. Despite asking about potential seizure issues, I w... Read Full »
Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. Considering your baby's normal delivery, immediate crying after birth, and an absence of seizure history, there appears to be no necessity for Phenobarbitone (Phenobarbital). Let the baby determine their sleep pattern naturally through re... Read Full »