August 8 - Extended EEG Scheduled

Received a call from Children's Hospital to schedule Erica's extended EEG testing. Her test has been scheduled for Oct 7-Oct 11.  Erica will be admitted for a 5 day stay to monitor her seizures and get them on record.  The stay may not need to be for all 5 days if she has seizures frequently and they can get good information from them.  The purpose of this test is to locate the origination of the seizures and determine what parts of the brain are being impacted by the seizure.  The type of seizures that Erica experiences are typical of seizures that occur in the temporal lobe, where the tumor is located.  Since the tumor is located close to the hippocampus, it will be important to see if the seizure also exists there.  During this stay, Erica will be restricted to her room due to the fact that she will be hooked up to dozens of wires as well as video recorded.  She will be able to have up to two people that can stay the night, but she will need one person with her at all times.  We will be sure to bring lots of fun things to do, including school work.  :-)