Childhood Stroke Awareness

Thank you for all your thoughts at prayers for Cameron! The result of the MRI is that the good news is that he did not suffer another stroke. Thank GOD for that. They saw the same from his 2 year old MRI. What has changed is the activity of the brain and the in depth parts of where the seizures are. We are looking at behavior/mood changes, academic changes, speech/language changes and vision changes. We are going to monitor his medication and of course increase it. Then we will see if he can stay seizure free with this amount of medication. As many of you know surgery for Cameron is not out of our minds yet. "Any patient who continues to have complex partial seizures following an adequate trial of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) should be considered for evaluation for surgery in a comprehensive epilepsy center. Investigations should include 24-hour electroencephalographic (EEG) monitoring, a high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) study, and neuropsychological assessment. Surgery is most effective in patients with unilateral hippocampal atrophy or a structural lesion and concordant EEG findings. " (from the Dr. webnotes) He has had a 24 hr. EEG, MRI and we are undergoing neuropsychological assessment now. He will be seen by neuropsychiatry at children's. Please continue to pray for ou r family and that medication will help Cameron. The risk20of surgery at this point is so high for him due to where the stroke occurred and where the seizures are. We don't want more cognitive delays, motor movement delay and language delay. I will keep you posted as we go down this path. Thank you for being there for me during this time of fear and the unknown for Cameron's health.