re: LSUNurse, loooking for answers for what can be wrong with my 2 year old

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It's called the terrible 2s for a reason. All kids do this

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My 3 children and present day 2yr old grandson have never acted like this, may have a physical or mental issue. GL with your child!!!!

If the child developed a deeper infection in the ears it is possible that it can spread to the brain. This could/would be considered meningitis, unless there were a brain abscess then that might be primary diagnosis. Please take him tomorrow and please keep us posted. I will keep you in my prayers.

I'm not a medical professional but as a parent of a child with epilepsy I also thought about seizures.

My experience is with a child who was diagnosed at an older age than most kids, and who was aware that something was happening, which isn't the norm.

Standing still for 45 minutes is nothing we've ever experienced but "blanking out" for short periods of time makes me think he needs to be tested. My son has ADHD and for awhile we thought he was spacing out because of that. Once a seizure was induced, and I was watching it, I could tell the difference. His eyes went completely blank and you could have thrown something directly at his face and he wouldn't have flinched. He was "nobody's home" during those periods.

I would find the best pediatric neurologist in your area and take him there. The diagnosis was quick. I don't know the procedure for diagnosing a 2 year old but for my son she induced a seizure through hyperventilation and confirmed it through a sleep deprived EEG.

I wish you luck.

It's how it starts.

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CatsGoneWild

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Please get medical advice from someone who has at least a 4 year degree

I see this all the time in my practice.

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. All kids do this

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My four say no they dont

Sir, as a 19 year psych nurse I responded to your OP briefly yesterday. I have read on here that several nurses believe he may be in fact having seizures. Here is what I think possibly could be happening:

Yes it could definitely be a seizure, more than likely what is known as a Complex Partial Seizure. Especially with the "fits" and "tantrum-like behavior" your child is having. These are classic. The 45 minute staring or "blank" periods are at the far end of the time period but is definitely possible. BTW, an ear infection could be an issue here or perhaps the child fell and had a bad head bump but you didn't know it happened. Our youngest child had the same thing but her seizures were of the tonic-clonic kind and nothing like this, but they were caused, per the neurologist, by a fall she had.

Second, the fact that the birth mother had been doing drugs while the child was in vitro is very worrisome. So many children I have worked with have had this history and it breaks my heart. Many have become autistic, have extreme impulse-control issues, serious cognitive problems, etc.

In either case, of which neither may be correct, you need to get this child to a neurologist and adamantly "insist" on a complete workout. Unless the cause of these symptoms is found and treated he will more than likely continue to have these issues unless it miraculously spontaneously resolves itself.

I wish you peace and comfort in these times and btw, don't listen to these clowns who shame you for having second thoughts on adoption. Even though I work with these kids there is no way I could ever take one home. 36 hours is all I have in me. It takes a special person/family to deal with this and 99% of them don't have it. God Bless.

Is Tods Childrens hospital closer in Youngstown for you?

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Posted by Peazey on 1/5/17 at 4:17 pm to The Tom Arnold
By even fostering a child he and his family have done more than most even think of doing. Criticizing him shows such a lack of a grip on reality that I can't understand an actual adult having. I hope all works out for him.

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