My doctor has a patient whom recently had a baby - the baby is having seizures/convulsion
Low levels of magnesium have long been known to cause hyper excitability with convulsive seizures in such studies with the well known reversal of such conditions by treatment with magnesium.
Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 2004 Oct;23(5):545S-
Magnesium in Neurological Diseases and Emotions
28 references.
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This one explains well how magnesium effects hyperexcitablity of the brain - the mechanism is similar for seizures as it is in ADD, ADHD, Autism, hypersensitivity,
Magnesium and Autism
26 references. When magnesium levels become dramatically deficient we see symptoms such as convulsions, gross muscular tremor, atheloid movements, muscular weakness, vertigo, auditory hyperacusis, aggressiveness, excessive irritability, hallucinations, confusion, and semicomma. Low levels of magnesium have long been known to cause hyper excitability with convulsive seizures in such studies with the well known reversal of such conditions by treatment with magnesium.[21]
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Children using anti-epileptic medication have reduced plasma levels of vitamin E, a sign of vitamin E deficiency. So doctors at the University of Toronto gave epileptic children 400 IU of vitamin E per day for several months, along with their medication. This combined treatment reduced the frequency of seizures in most of the children by over 60 percent. Half of them "had a 90 to 100 percent reduction in seizures." (33) This extraordinary result is also proof of the safety of 400 IU of vitamin E per day in children (equivalent to at least 800 to 1,200 IU/day for an adult). "There were no adverse side effects," said the researchers. It also provides a clear example of pharmaceutical use creating a vitamin deficiency, and an unassailable justification for supplementation. (Ogunmekan AO, Hwang PA. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial of D-alpha-tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E), as add-on therapy, for epilepsy in children. Epilepsia. 1989 Jan-Feb; 30(1):84-9.)
You might be interested in getting the child tested for vitamin and mineral deficiencies - even a hair analysis would be a great help.
many blessings
Shan
--- In epilepsy@yahoogroup
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> My 13 month old baby was just diagnosed in early February with partial focal seizures that generalize into grand mal seizures. The original diagnosis was atypical febrile seizures since his came with no temperature and his first seizure came in a cluster of 5 grand mals over a days time. A month later he had 18 in a 3 days period and was put in the PICU of our local hospital - 6 long days!.
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> He had a 24 hour VEEG which showed activity in the right temporal lobe and an MRI which showed underdevelopment.
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> He went through 2 meds at the hospital and finally given Keppra whiched stopped them. We went home on 2.5 ml 2 X day. I thought I saw absense seizures - he would stare off and be unresponsive periodically throughout the day. He upped him to 3.5 and now we are not seeing that anymore.
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> Anyways that is our story so far. So much in just a months period. I guess the best news for us is that Chase is right on track developmentally. He is happy healhy little guy.
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> Our neuro said to live day to day. Wont know the future till we get there. I hope we are one of the kids who outgrows this. Very frustrating that there are no solid answers.
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> I am not sure how the group works. If it is mostly adults with epilepsy. I dont want to get in the way asking alot of questions relating to children.
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