Teen regresses back to 'toddler stage' after suffering up to 60 seizures a day

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A heartbroken mum has watched her teen daughter become a toddler again after suffering from sixty seizures every day. Catherine Arries says her daughter Olivia Anderson has regressed back to a 'toddler stage' and "presents a lot younger than herself".The 14-year-old was diagnosed with focal epilepsy in 2020, a neurological condition caused recurring seizures that affect one hemisphere of the brain, Chronicle Live reports.

She also suffers from non-epileptic seizures which can lead to convulsions, paralysis, physical and verbal ticks, and hallucinations.Catherine rushed Olivia to A&E on October 12 after she started acting much younger than her age and experiencing seizures.

She has since been booked in for a doctors appointment later this month, however the mum feels that the NHS have already failed her after receiving a letter in July that Olivia had been discharged as the services felt they "couldn't help her with her locomotion at this time".Due to this, the family have been forced to take Olivia to a private healthcare provider in London, who are currently investigating the possibility that she has PANS PANDAS (Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcus).Catherine and her husband Scott, from Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, first sought medical assistance for their daughter two years ago when she started feeling funny at school and was zoning out in class all the time.

She also complained that she couldn't hear her teachers properly and was generally feeling a bit "weird."Catherine called 111 and was instructed to make a GP appointment for Olivia the following Monday.