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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We see Dr. Andrews - he is an epileptologist. He was a Georgetown but is switching now. I believe to children’s but he wasn’t allowed to say for sure. He is incredible. Highly, highly recommend. [/quote]
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I was just going to post that we love dr Andrews at Georgetown. I wasn’t aware he’s switching - I hope someone posts here when his new position is confirmed. 
My dd was suspected to have absence seizures where she just stared into space and couldn’t even hear you for a few seconds. An eeg confirmed abnormal activity. Fortunately an mri was normal, but the eeg was abnormal enough that dr Andrews said without a doubt go on a med. We got a second opinion who also said the same thing. Dd has a speech delay and some characteristics of autism, so she lacks the verbal ability to say anything about the seizures or how she feels on the med, but she really seems to have stopped having them. We had a few blips where she had a growth spurt and needed a higher dose but other than that, it’s been easy. Read up on SUDEP and to me it seemed like a no brainer to start a relatively safe med. Good luck. [/quote]

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