There can be a component to the fatigue ... a lack of oxygen that can cause these ... that BUTYL would cause C6H14O2/CH3(CH2)2CH2OCH2CH2OH There could be other prominent cause for grand mal seizure About five years ago a military man in Afghanistan who had done over 100 parachute jumps ... was having these type of seizures. (& the pattern of CFIDS with horrible headaches, joint pain, etc.) I think his name was Chris Parson & I would be very surprised if he found any help & I would also be surprised if he was still alive. Note: 11-23-03 "My Brother is also with the 5th group. He has practically the same symptoms as James Alford. There was a comment 2-15-04 on a gulf war vets discussion forum from a gulf war vet who had had a grande mal seizure, asking for input. A Green Beret just returning from Afghanistan has the assorted 'gulf war syndrome symptoms' and also said he had a grande mal seizure & it almost took his life. This is something to do with the Central Nervous System? "In young people seizures can be from metabolic disorders, such as abnormal blood levels of sugar (glucose), calcium, magnesium, vitamin B6, or sodium. Seizures starting after age 25 may be caused by structural damage to the brain such as from a head injury, stroke, or tumor. When no cause can be identified, seizures are called idiopathic. People with a seizure disorder are more likely to have a seizure when they are under excess physical or emotional stress or deprived of sleep. Strong stimuli that irritate the brain--such as injury, certain drugs, sleep deprivation, infections, fever, low levels of oxygen in the blood, or very low levels of sugar in the blood--can trigger a seizure whether a person has a seizure disorder or not. These seizures are known as "provoked seizures." Avoiding such stimuli can help prevent seizures." Today's Soldier's comments about baby: Says a soldier, "My son has been having seizures starting at 7-8 months old. he is 13 months now, and he has had around 7 seizures since the first one. each time he has one his fever sky rockets within seconds and he stops breathing and turns blue. he's been to the emergency room and been admitted into the hospital and he had been to a neurologist, but each time he sees someone they each give a different answer. when he was admitted to the hospital the doctor did all kinds of test and said that he had a sinus infection which was causing him to have a fever which was causing him to have his seizures. the doctor gave him some medicine and sent him on his way after 24 hours seizure free. he went to a neurologist a couple of days later and the specialist there took him off the meds and said he was fine and that he'd grow out of it. he just had another one yesterday and this time they said that he had a bacterial infection. well, i'm tired of waiting for him to grow out of it while I watch him keep having more and more seizures. with the symptoms I've given does anyone have suggestions as to why he is getting worse not better." "They have done a mri, eeg. and they found nothing out of the ordinary. he was on valprat but when he went to the neurologist with my wife he took my son off them. two of the 5 doctors both said that he has some kind of infection. one said my son had a virus infection causing the fever, causing the seizure. the other doctor that my son just saw said that he had a bacterial infection. from what little i know I think that his immune system isn't working properly. i really don't know very much but i know my medical history and I have a history of immune failure when I was an infant. thank you for your reply. please let me know if you have any more suggestions." "Thanks for the advice. my wife is pretty adamant about checking his temperature often, and sometimes too often. when it goes over 100 she starts to worry and she does everything she can to keep it down. but he usually has them moments after his fever starts. my wife keeps everything extra clean and sanitizes everything. right now she is kind stressed out cuz i'm deployed right now and it doesn't help that my son is already more hyper than the average child. but not like a crazy hyper, more like a happy hyper. what is CNS? we are both looking into a good nutrition for him. but the part that boggles my mind is we don't know exactly what kind of infection he has. one doctor said he has a sinus infection, so we bought new high dollar vacuums and air filters. then the other doctor said it was a bacterial infection, where? I don't know... so she is being even more adamant about cleaning and keeping things sanitized. but thank you for the advice and if you hear of any other ideas or know someone with similar symptoms please let me know. thank you for you help and advice. Sept, 2008" I would wonder about the cleaning products that are used. A very harmful component in cleaning products, paint, stains, etc is BUTYL or 2-butoxyethanol. http://www.valdezlink.com/re/avoidpesticides.htm It is the cause of the high, near epidemic autoimmune issues.Autoimmune hypothalamus would cause elevated body temperature * with a 'right now exposure' Hypothalamus also controls blood pressure, blood sugar, etc Exposure looks like 'the flu' or 'the sniffles' If it is said that baby has sinus infection ... maybe it is an exposure sign for this chemical. Another cause of seizures is lack of oxygen. I would wonder what is going on with his red blood cells Are they ragged and beat up (Approaching autoimmune hemolytic anemia) You are right to avoid meds as much as possible I would recommend Huggies baby wipes They are the only ones I've found that do not have some bad chemical components http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/babywipes.htm I would be sure that he is not in a freshly painted room, or around a newly cleaned carpet If anyone is exposed too much to such chemicals as I share about, they can also be exposed second hand Notice any farting with diarrhea following And then think carefully what was going on differently IMMEDIATELY prior to that Moisture under the nose is also a sign of loosening of the sinuses Does he go to a babysitter? What do they clean with? http://groups.msn.com/clean PS Does baby have any blood in urine? http://www.valdezlink.com/generic.htm#8 I think the reason they say infection ... is that they are finding high white blood cell counts? That is also a sign of 'the anemia' that may be lurking around, not the immune system fighting an infection, as is generally thought http://www.valdezlink.com/re/highwbc.htm Seizures? http://www.valdezlink.com/re/msn/braintumors/grandemalseizure.htm Second Hand Solvent Exposure * ** * * * I don't have any medical background, but doctors don't find the fatigue of Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, either. That should be the highest priority in the Nation. Maybe one of our Presidential or VP candidates could start stressing this. check into glycobiology for help Web page Today I was speaking with a young mother whose first child had repeated seizures with quickly spiking temperature up until she was 7 years old. She now has two little boys ages 4 & 2 (by a different father) and no such issues with them. Doctors didn't give her much of an idea what or why? She commented that the little one had used permanent marker all over his room & furniture, and she cleaned it off with Simple Green. This was especially distressing for me because her brother-in-law had been health damaged from the same chemical as is in Simple Green ... THE VERY SAME CHEMICAL: 2-butoxyethanol. (Then my daughter tonight had to clean the same type of 'kid mess' off the wall of her bedroom, and used Magic Marker - Much worse chemicals. She is pregnant, and used her bare hands, and then she & the kids slept in that bedroom with no airing out). Just because a company is says a product is 'safe' or non toxic .... does not mean that is the case - Simple Green - Etc No wonder there is the same health damage in civilians as with military during war eras. People have the attitude that, there are lots of chemicals out there, 'so what?' 2-butoxyethanol and other BUTYL chemicals are the ones that cause CFS, CFIDS, FM, ME and 'military syndromes' ... what we call 'the flu' a chemical that harms the unborn, and causes developmental delays, miscarriages, AUTOIMMUNE ISSUES, and most cancers ALL BY ITSELF! It is a neurotoxin, a poison, a solvent, a pesticide. It has been tested by EPA. My thoughts to the AMA for Dr. Ron Davis EVOS workers ... were exposed to 2-butoxyethanol ... so were 'gulf war vets' ... How do YOU feel? I think dizziness such as those have who are diagnosed with Vertigo and fainting ... can be a similar issue of improper amount & type of red blood cells. Ask your doctor to have the lab tech LOOK at the red blood cells. High or low blood pressure, high or low blood sugar and high or low body temp 'Part of what 2-butoxyethanol does' What we blame on diabetes, should be blamed on the chemical exposure that causes diabetes, and, and, and Find ANEMIA for proof that EGBE causes CFIDS, CFS, FM * Why can't the USA Find the Real Cause of 'GULF War Illness?' & wrong views of medical issues * prevent discovery * CFIDS Health Handout Check these things *