Parker Mason Brown Update

Leah, Parker and I are in the ER at Texas Children's. Unfortunately this is the second time this week for the nurses and doctors to enjoy our company. Monday afternoon we took Parker to the St. Luke's ER in the Woodlands where they performed a ct scan, x-rays, and blood work. After reviewing the results they transferred is to Texas Children's ER. After multiple tests and a true test of patience, we were admitted to the neurosurgery floor. After spending 15 hours in ER it was wonderful to have a room with a pullout bed and our own restroom. They tested for seizure activity on Tuesday night around midnight with an EEG. After the doctors collaborated on all results, they released Parker and told us their was no certain evidence of seizure activity or shunt failure/ infection, so it could just be a stomach virus that was causing the vomiting, lack of appetite, foaming at the mouth and unresponsiveness. Fast forward to this morning. I got a call from Leah as I was driving back from my annual hunt in El Campo, TX and she said Parker was having seizures. Leah's parents, Lisa and Danny, brought Leah and Parker to the ER where I met them. Parker was seizing every 30 minutes by the time he was admitted. The doctors immediately medicated with Ativan to stop the seizures around 2pm and he hasn't had one since. Based on the ct scan and X-rays the shunt hasn't failed, but conversely done a very good job of draining the fluid from the right ventricle. Based on the blood work, no signs of infection are apparent. Initially, the thought is Parker has formed epilepsy, which was highly anticipated by our neurologist. Once we are admitted to the neurology department, they will likely do another EEG and various other tests as well as determine what medication to administer. Hopefully we will have a positive update soon.