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From: "Gil Pinheiro "
gilp@uerj.br
Sent: November 17, 2005
My son always was a normal boy. But, on that day, when
he was close to the TV watching someone playing the
videogame, he became unconscious and had a tonic-clonic
seizure. He was 13 years old at that time, and me and my
wife was very scared. We though the videogame was the
only reason for that.
We went to a neurologist and a neurosurgeon, and our
boy did many exams (MRI, EEG, blood, etc.). Were
detected a very little cerebral cavernous hemangioma,
with a very small amount of liquid (blood) in the
surroundings, located in the gyro-motor area of cerebrum
(right side of cerebrum). The neurosurgeon said the
problem could be corrected only by a surgery. But as the
hemangioma had a small size and because the surgery
risks, medication was more indicated. Our boy then
started taking an anti-seizure medication and regular
neurologist assistance also. But occurrence of others
seizures and the hemangioma size should be observed.
Some months after the seizure, he experienced some
small uncontrolled movements on his arm and face. On
January, 2005, one year after the seizure, a second
tonic-clonic seizure occurred. New exams showed the
medication level in the blood was low. With an increased
medication level he went well and no more involuntary
movements took place. Anyway, we continue paying
attention on any abnormal symptoms.
Thank You,
Gil Pinheiro
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