AS and seizures

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Does anyone know or have a child with AS that also has seizures? My son had a seizure disorder until 4 yrs of age (is now 12yrs) but it was controlled by medication and then weaned and was fine. It seems that he is having small (i think they are called Catonic Seizures) at nightime. He will lose mobility in his limbs for a period of 5 to 10 mins and his speech gets slurred. Any help would be appreciated.

Welcome, Niteowl, to WrongPlanet.

My son doesn't have seizures and I've not heard of that being common. The thing is though, so often there are comorbid conditions so it might not be uncommon.

I hope others can help more.

BeeBee

I sometimes have seizures... but it's rather rare...

I only have seizures in the case of extreme stress...

I dont knwo how common the colleration is bettween as and seziures but i do knwo alot about seziures and epilepsy. I have had epilepsy all my life if you would like any infromation on it as far as webites and resources go please feel free to pm.

That sounds more like Sleep Paralysis than Catatonia. It normally lasts anywhere from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, although in rare cases it can last as much as 10 minutes. It's often associated with "sleep terrors".

See http://skepdic.com/sleepparalysis.html

Sleep paralysis is experienced by nearly everyone at some time or another, but is experienced more frequently by people with narcolepsy, sleep deprivation and/or extreme stress. If he was actually in a catatonic state then that would indicate schizophrenia.

Also: if your son is having partial/absense seizures then instead of paralysis he would experience strong sensory halicinations (smells, tastes, etc.) followed by stiffening of one side of the body and minor motor twitches in the extremities. Partial seizures would also occur both during the day and at night. Partial seizures are related to epilepsy.

See: http://my.webmd.com/hw/health_guide_atoz/sig55294.asp