Alli is still heavily sedated following surgery. They tried to wean the ativan earlier today, but she started to show some increased seizure activity. Therefore they turned the medicine back up to the previous dosage. It is not uncommon to have seizures following these types of incidents. Alli's hematoma was on the left side of the brain, therefore the seizures she is experiencing on the right side of her body lead the doctors to believe that they are directly related. At this time they can not say definitively whether or not that activity will stop permanently. Only time will tell. Her respiratory status has been stable and the most recent ultrasound of her leg showed that the clot was no longer there. So, it is a waiting game to see when they will be able to wake her up and how she does post sedation. The plan right now is to give her another 24-36 hours to rest and then try to wean the sedation again.
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