I currently have a 6 year old student in my class who may be having some type of seizure. These are his symptoms: He crosses his legs and lifts them up. His whole body becomes very stiff and rigid. When I try to get his attention, he is not aware at all. This symptom usually lasts between 30 seconds to a minute. His mom says that at home he does the same thing. Once the episode is over, he continues to do what he was doing. Sometimes he is a little disoriented. His mother says that many times he seems real sleepy and he asks to go to sleep. There are times when he puts one of his hands in his groin area. The mother says that her son has been doing this since he was 2 years old. Doctor after doctor has told her that it's just a bad habit that he has developed. He has episodes with and without his hand in the groin area. We've asked him what he feels, and he says that he feels that are legs are tingling/and or like being tickled. He has said that the sensation is almost like when one's legs fall asleep. He's been in my class for 5 months. He's had these episodes almost on a daily basis. Sometimes the stiffning happens at least every five minutes. Sometimes it may happen just a couple of times a day, but they will last longer. Recently he has begun to sweat profusely. He is sitting at his desk, and then just begins to sweat. His face gets very flushed as well. His mother and I are very concerned for him. We both believe that it is not a bad habit that he has. His kindergarten teacher, the resource teachers, the school nurse, the speech teacher, the adapted p.e. teacher, and the occupational therapist all have seen him have his episodes. How can so many people see the same thing, and the doctors say that it's just a habit.
Does this sound like a symptom of somebody that may be having some type of seizure? Or perhaps the symptoms are for something else? His mother and I are desperate for help and answers.
Please let me know what you think about this, and is there something else the mother can do to get help for her son.