Megdad Zaatreh, MD Children
Parents and caregivers may notice inattention, staring events, clumsiness, unusual movements, nighttime (sleeping) events, falls, or changes in awareness that a child cannot fully describe.
Patients of all ages
From childhood through older adulthood.
Neurological symptoms can appear at any age. The practice welcomes children, teens, adults, and older adults, including patients with known epilepsy and those seeking an initial evaluation.
Teens
Adolescents may be navigating new symptoms, school concerns, independence, sports, sleep, or a known seizure condition.
Adults
Evaluation may begin after a first event, recurrent unexplained episodes, a change in established epilepsy, tremor, or other neurological concerns.
Older adults
Unexplained memory decline, new episodes, falls, awareness changes, shaking, or other symptoms may benefit from careful history and neurological review.
Caregivers and witnesses
Another person’s observations can matter.
A child, an older adult, or anyone with altered awareness may not remember the full event. When appropriate, a parent, family member, caregiver, teacher, or witness can help describe what happened.
Before the appointment
- Write down the event sequence and approximate duration.
- Note changes in awareness, movement, breathing, or behavior.
- Collect relevant records and prior test reports.
- Bring your identification, insurance card, and patient paperwork.
- Bring questions from both the patient and caregiver.
A broad welcome, a focused evaluation
Age changes the context—not the need to listen carefully.
Each visit is guided by the person’s symptoms, history, development, daily life, and the observations of those who know them best.
Symptoms worth discussing
Seizures, passing out, near-fainting, tremors, and shaking are not the only reasons to seek a neurological evaluation. You can also bring concerns about inattention, staring events, clumsiness, unexplained memory decline, and nighttime (sleeping) events.
SeizuresPassing outNear-faintingStaring eventsInattentionAltered awarenessTremorsShakingClumsinessUnexplained memory declineNighttime (sleeping) eventsUnexplained symptomsKnown epilepsy
These symptoms can have different causes and do not, by themselves, mean someone has epilepsy. Sudden severe symptoms or a life-threatening event need emergency care.