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[Michael Bousquet]

My brother had an as-yet undiagnosed seizure-type event in the past week. He's recovering, but there's no name for it yet. Right now, he's on anti-seizure medication, but so far, it is difficult for him to form sentences and find words. I know this is going to be a long recovery for him, and it's going to be difficult for him for a long time. Is there anything that he can do to help recover his lost vocabulary and speech? I should mention, he lives in Orlando, Florida, so any supplements have to be accessible via, say, Walgreens.

Thank you so, so much for any and all advice and tricks that can be advised.

Most Sincerely,

Michael in Sydney

[Kahnetic]

I am very sorry to hear that and hope for a full recovery. The most important thing is practice, he has to actively work on improving his speech and vocabulary. I'm sure with a bit of searching you could find a program designed for people that have lost speech functions due to brain damage. I'd guess the doctors he's seen have recommended a speech rehabilitation program or specialist he could see?

A nootropic stack for general brain health may also be beneficial. Perhaps Lions Mane could help recover damaged areas of the brain. Before supplementing with anything he should, of course, consult his doctors, there may be adverse reactions with the seizure medication.

[lourdaud]

Look up Cerebrolysin!
You can read about it here: http://www.longecity...1-cerebrolysin/

[hippocampus]

before diagnosis I wouldn't give him anything else besides usual supplements like b-complex (not megadoses), omega-3, zinc, magnesium (citrate, malate or sth like that but not oxide). maybe try coconut oil, because it has ketogenic properties - ketosis is good against epilepsy. But consult his doctor before giving him anything, since you don't know what's really happening with him.
also, measure his vitamin d status and supplement if needed.

http://blog.vitamind...ol-in-epilepsy/

Edited by hippocampus, 02 August 2012 - 08:43 PM.

[dasheenster]

I agree, don't do this yourself. It's obviously a fragile situation, and you should get a doctor's opinion. Hopefully the doctor will order blood tests to see if anything is out of whack. This could be a genetic disease, but we simply can't tell you. The fact that it came on so suddenly is suspicious.

Bacopa is an anti-convulsant, anti-seizure herb. Curcumin seems to be neuroprotective/neurogenic. AGAIN...don't just load him up on herbs...get professional opinions if you can afford it.

[ta5]

Taurine may act as an anti-epileptic. Taurine is awesome and under appreciated, in my opinion.

But, I would follow my doctor's advice until I knew what I was dealing with.