Monday, March 19, 2012

continued seizure activity

Vital signs still good, still has low grade temp. Tests have not yet concluded the source of the blood infection. They did restart the feeding, but slowly. Unfortunately, today's EEG was showing consistent seizure activity, even with the 3 meds he is on to control it. They are not visible seizures, but are happening in pretty consistent intervals in his brain. There is still brain activity, so they are adding a 4th strong medication to help his brain stop seizing. CT scan did not show blood or extra fluid in the brain, but is consistent showing the damage from lack of oxygen that we'd seen before from the codes. The posturing we are seeing is related to his brain activity and not excess fluid. Dr Chen did consult with Dr Cloughesy and they agreed that the added med was the next step needed to get more aggressive at controlling the seizures. Dr. Chen assured me he is not feeling any pain right now and with all the seizure medications he is currently not aware of what is happening and is comfortable. We'll be monitoring him for the next couple days, but he will definitely be sedated while on the strong med.