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In the case of your child, two important conditions need to be considered. One is night terrors and the other is temporal lobe seizures.
It is very important to observe the child’s behaviour during the episode and record it with a camcorder. A sleep deprived sleep EEG will help to detect epilepsy.
As for night terrors, most episodes last 1-2 minutes, but they may last up to 30 minutes before the child relaxes and returns to normal sleep. They generally occur after 90 minutes of sleep. If the child does awake during a night terror, only small pieces of the episode may be recalled. Usually, the child does not remember the episode upon waking in the morning. Night terrors generally tend to resolve as the child grows, and no treatment is required unless they are very frequent.
The fact that your child remains sleepy and at times has slurred speech during daytime indicates the need for a neurological evaluation. An EEG and if required a sleep polysomnography must be done to determine the problem.
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