Ask a Neurologist

Ask The Neurologist Updates

Go to Neurology homepage!
Enter your E-mail Address
Enter your First Name

Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms

I had epilepsy as a child and think it may have returned!
Could I be having seizures/
Could my seizures be drug side-effects?
Post a reply

Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms

New postby brandikay on Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:46 am

My 14 month old daughter has cryptogenic infantile spasms. I was reviewing some of her bloodwork and noticed her glutamine levels were over 1000 and the normal range high end is around 300. Any ideas of disease/disorders characteristic with high glutamine levels that could cause her infantile spasms as well?
User avatar
brandikay
 
Posts: 2
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:14 am
Top

Re: Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms

New postby MG (Admin) on Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:58 am

Is your daughter taking any medications which contain valproic acid (depalept / depakene / valporal / valproate etc).

Has her ammonia (NH3) level been checked? If so how high was it?
Show your appreciation and support our forum by giving a donation.

Wishing you all good health!

Forum Management Team

Go to Ask The Neurologist main Website
User avatar
MG (Admin)
Neurology Expert MD
 
Posts: 512
Joined: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:31 am
Top

Re: Cryptogenic Infantile Spasms

New postby brandikay on Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:48 am

No, she hasn't ever been on Valproic Acid. Ammonia levels havn't been checked as far as I know but I will go back over her lab work to see if I see that listed.
User avatar
brandikay
 
Posts: 2
Joined: Mon Dec 15, 2008 9:14 am
Top
Post a reply

Return to Epilepsy forum

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 3 guests
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group

phpBB SEO