As some of you may know we had to take Alex in to see the doctor again this week. Last week sometime he began tipping over whenever he stood up. We've since noticed that it happends whenever he's been sitting for a period of time and that his arms and legs seem to seize up. He then falls forward and does not put his hands out to stop himself. When we told the docs and therapists at the Glenrose about this they immediately told us it may be seizures and that we should contact his neurologist. We did so and also took him to see his community pediatrician. Both of them agreed that an EEG should be done (brainwave measurements) immediately and so one was done on Tuesday. We are getting the results on Tuesday coming up.
Another doctor at the Glenrose witnessed one of the 'episodes' today, which last only about 2 or 3 seconds, long enough to cause him to fall over. This doc said that it doesn't quite line up with vertigo but it also doesn't look like seizures, he is wondering if it might be a simple case of muscle spasms due to his recovery. Guess we'll find out Tuesday.
If it's seizures then he will need some meds and careful monitoring. If it's spasms then he doesn't need meds but we need to make sure he doesn't hurt himself when he falls over. And this can make other things dangerous, like going up/down stairs, swimming, etc.
Obviously we're just hoping it will go away and we won't have to do anything. On the up side, Alex tipped over last night here at home after getting out of his high chair and landed on a pile of blankets then said "let's do it again!" Ha! Guess it can't be all that bad...