Rita could not be examined for a long time for various reasons, and it was only in April that the EEG monitoring finally took place. Rita spent 24 hours in a "cap" of electrodes, and while she slept, ate, and played, the doctors in the monitors "caught the bug" - the area of the brain that was the source of epilepsy. Finding it was not difficult, but the doctors needed to clearly define its boundaries so that they could remove it afterwards without harming healthy cells.
After the examination, Rita was immediately scheduled for surgery, which took place last week. According to doctors it was a success, vital areas of brain were not damaged and the damaged cells were removed completely.
We visited Rita in the hospital. Today they take her stitches out and discharge her. Rita is very tired, and often she is in a bad mood - her mother has not seen her smile for weeks. But after the surgery Rita is sleeping - she had problems with sleep before, and she does not have seizures anymore. Rita will come to her senses soon - she just needs time.
For a further year the girl will take the medications according to the old regimen, and only then, after making sure that there is no epilepsy, the doctors will begin to decrease the dosages, gradually taking the child off the drug therapy. The doctors' prognosis is good! Thank you for coming to help!