Can anyone tell me what this is???
My son had an episode last Saturday. I had to go somewhere for the day, and I brought him to my mom’s. He was just falling back to sleep when it happened.
My nephew heard him grunting and got my brother. My son’s face was mottled and his lips bluish (we’re pretty positive it was from choking on spit). His arms were limp. His face was slack. When he could be wakened-ish, his eyes roamed, like he had no control over them, before they slipped closed and he was unconscious again. Took him to the ER where they drew blood and did a CAT scan. Normal. He woke up, had slurred, even confused speech, which got better as the minutes wore on.
He was transferred to a hospital where they monitored him during sleep, then did an EEG, which was normal.
By this point in time, he was back to acting like his usual self. Talkative, inquisitive, kind.
So, I was told to just monitor and if it ever happened again, well, THEN, they would discuss what to do.
He’d had one episode a couple years ago, but he stayed conscious for that one. His face and tongue went numb (though he said it felt like his tongue was almost vibrating before he couldn’t feel it anymore), he had trouble speaking, drooling out the side of his mouth profusely. But, he stayed awake, and was normal again within about fifteen minutes. This time was considerably worse.
I don’t want this to be an exponential thing that gets worse every time it happens.
I just need to know if anyone else has dealt with this sort of thing before. My brother has a couple ideas what it might be, possibly, but I’d appreciate anyone’s input.
