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Short term seizures
My son keeps getting very short duration seizures. He will do shivering like movement for around 2-3 seconds (with his mouth open) and will be completely normal after that. No specific time when he died this. This is completely random and he will do this around 2-3 times a day.
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Dr. Alok Gupta
Neurosurgeon
29 yrs exp
Faridabad
Please get eeg at the time of seizure. This will diagnose seizure type and also the choice of medicines. If eeg shows epileptic discharges then mri brain is a must
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Dr. Shuchit Pandey
Neurologist
14 yrs exp
Ahmedabad
This could be myoclonic jerk.
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