year old with abnormal eeg

[kara168]

My 6 year old son had to have a sleep deprived eeg. The eeg came back abnormal because of moderate degree of focal cortical spikes involving the central and parietal regions My son had about 5 episodes  of dizziness and he did not respond to me. If anyone could help with this it maybe seizures it may not our nouro. had us do a 24 hr. eeg results are not in yet so if anyone has an idea thanks    

[Abhijeet Deshmukh, MD]

Hello.

It is difficult to diagnose the condition with this much information, but looks more like an 'absence seizure'.

It is important to know since when he is having the 'seizures'. If it is a recent development, a prompt treatment is warranted. Seizures in this age affect the overall development, if not treated appropriately.

Regards

[noops01]

Hi,

There can be many reasons for EEG showing sudden bursts of electrical acivity like epilepsy, infections, stroke etc.
There is a possibility that your child did have a seizure, but it is important to get the 24 hr recording.
Did he have any other symptom apart from dizziness?