Could this be a seizure?

This is my 13 y/o son Ben. He suffers from autism and is completely non-verbal (lots of vocal sounds but no words) He has recently developed seizures - a grand mal type on Feb 8, and a different looking series of them on March 8. he had to go to the hospital both times but the second time, he didn't come out of it for hours and the ER staff had to help him breathe for nearly 2 hours. He was admitted and an EEG showed a "clearly visible abnormality" on the left side of his brain. That's all the neuro said and an MRI was ordered. That was done on March 21st. Since then, Ben has had a number of peculiar "episodes" - one of which is posted here. They last 5 minutes to 45 minutes and when they are over, he is his "old self" again - laughing, smiling, and running around the house. It's quite a noticeable change. I need your help, please. Could this possibly be a seizure or the beginning of one? How should I best treat something like this? I pretty much "ignored" the event on March 8th thinking he was coming down with something, when in fact he was seizing, and I did nothing until he was in serious trouble. I don't want that to happen again if I can help it. THANK YOU for watching and for your opinion.

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[leoleponge]

I have been looking for this video for 5 mos, I was wondering what ever became of it. Sorry I can't be of any help but I was interested in what your Ped-Neurologist said.

Please keep us posted. God bless you and your family!!!!

[wayneklay]

You are very kind. Thank you for your interest. I will keep updates posted as they happen. I am extremely grateful for your interest and concern.

wayne

[rainbowmummy]

I m sorry taht i can not offer you any advice, autism i can,epilepsy no. But I do wish to send you my very best wishes. This is simply terrible that you are having to fight for this.

[wayneklay]

That is ok...I appreciate your thoughts and concern very much. Be well...

Wayne

[kyosohmarox1212]

that beginning part looks kinda like an absence seizure

[monkeyfarts10]

so i cant tell u for sure,but i do no ALOT about health. ingore the "monkeyfarts 10" ,y friend put that,and i dont no how to change it :p

[monkeyfarts10]

,thats what i do,/thats what it is,when body stiffs and person stares. if a seizure last 5min or longer then u need 2 call 911 and he needs perfectinal help,i have 2 get disast when i have a seizure 5min or longer or i need the disatat when i have a cluster of seizures,(cluster is when a person has more then 1 seizure with in about 10 or 5 min,everybody is diff

[monkeyfarts10]

,thats what i do,/thats what it is,when body stiffs and person stares. if a seizure last 5min or longer then u need 2 call 911 and he needs perfectinal help,i have 2 get disast when i have a seizure 5min or longer

[monkeyfarts10]

looks like a abstane seizure,i have epilepsy,(when u have seizures all the time) and ive had all the seizures known,looks like a seires of diferent 1's,some is jerks in arm (when he kept touching/lifting his arm,and then he had an abstance (staring/blackout) that might have been a complex parcital seizure,or he might have complex parcital epilepsy.I have that:i no that the staring and stiffing is abstance

[monkeyfarts10]

looks like a abstane seizure,i have epilepsy,(when u have seizures all the time) and ive had all the seizures known,looks like a seires of diferent 1's,some is jerks in arm (when he kept touching/lifting his arm,and then he had an abstance (staring/blackout) that might have been a complex parcital seizure,or he might have complex parcital epilepsy. ( I have that) i no that the staring and stiffing is abstance,thats what i do,/thats what it is,when body stiffs and person stares.

[monkeyfarts10]

looks like a abstane seizure,i have epilepsy,(when u have seizures all the time) and ive had all the seizures known

[dancepeda]

yeah thats a siezure

[bigryan991]

absence seizure?? im not sure..im only 18 and feel 4 u..i see kids pick on the mentally challenged in my school and its so wrong they cant help it thats the way god wanted them 2 be but at least theres some good people in this world 2 take care of them and help them out!!

[happymark1805]

I would say yes, it a seizure