DEAR DR. GOTT: My 20-year-old granddaughter was diagnosed with Dandy-Walker syndrome at the age of 2. By the time she was 12, she had mild hydrocephalus and petit-mal seizures. We have tried antiseizure medications, which have not worked. Some meds have put her in a mental-health facility. She was also given Haldol, which made her catatonic. She had an acute reaction. She has a pediatric neurologist, but I feel that without any progress, this is as far as he can go. She has been going to him since she was 22 months old.
She was withdrawn from all medications two weeks ago, and all that she has been prescribed for a headache before her seizures was Tylenol and Ativan, which she takes following a seizure. She had three seizures on Saturday and one on Sunday. Thank you for any help you can provide.
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