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saigemom
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Posted: Oct 24 2009 at 12:26pm \| IP Logged

My dd 8 is having some learning issues after having a grand mal seizure. she was starting multiplication before, but now she is having problems with multiple column addition. Plus, she is counting out her single digit addition. She can't remember what they are.

I am not putting pressure on her, but she is very frustrated with herself. It doesn't help that her little brother 7 is now at the same place as her in math. This makes her mad. She yells and screams when she gets something wrong or when she has a hard time with something that she knows she used to be able to do.

Has anyone else had a similar experience post seizure? How did you help your child through it?

She is currently taking topomax, which I am told can slow her thinking.

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Posted: Oct 26 2009 at 4:23pm \| IP Logged

Is my child the only one having these symptoms post seizure? I was told that it was normal. Is it not?

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Posted: Oct 26 2009 at 6:06pm \| IP Logged

Did she have the seizure recently? My ds 10 was slow for a couple of weeks after his last grand mal seizures.

She could also be stressed just because of the frustration, maybe?

I too have heard that Topomax can slow down cognitive processes. My ds was on it very briefly until they found it was contraindicated because of his liver disease. He seemed a little spacier when he was on it -- maybe they could work on adjusting the dosage a little?

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Posted: Oct 29 2009 at 12:17pm \| IP Logged

I found that the day of the seizure my ds is a little fuzzy. And then with a med change, even an increase in dose of the same meds, it can take several days until he's himself again regarding school work. Those are the days we do a craft, an art project, or just a math drill worksheet.

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Posted: Oct 29 2009 at 12:20pm \| IP Logged

I just noticed that your dd is on Topomax. My poor guy was really painfully slow on that. It was so sad to see him try and verbalize his thoughts while on it. The neurologist says it's nickname is "dopomax" because of the effect it has on some. Yet, I have heard of great outcomes of others using it.

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Posted: Oct 30 2009 at 8:40am \| IP Logged

momtomany

The seizure was in August, so it has been a little bit. They put her on triliptol first, but she had a toxic reaction to it and they had to take her off. I really don't want to change her meds again because she seems to be more stable on topomax.

I did talk to her neurologist last week and they are referring her to have a psychoneurological examination to get a baseline and check for LD. she is also going to the children's hospital in November.

Willa,

I think the frustration is a big part of it.

I have switched her math to full time Noble Knights w/ no quizzes or grades and that seems to be helping to lower the frustration. It also seems to be helping her regain/retain her math skills

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