Characteristics In Summary

The following list covers the main symptoms that parents in our group have reported in their children with MPEI:
SeizuresVisual ImpairmentReflux & ConstipationScoliosisScreaming Episodes (Cerebral Irritation)Temperature Control Probems

In addition to the above, some children in our group have also experienced the following:
Displaced HipsDystonic SpasmsRecurrent Chest infectionsMovement Disorders (trembling/shaking - not epileptic)

We have been very fortunate to have a support group for parents of children diagnosed with MPEI, and through our own research and sharing of our children's symptoms we have gathered the following information on the circumstances and symptoms that appear common in all our children.

Many of the symptoms described below are not unique to MPEI, but the collection of these symptoms in our children does seem unusual. The data below has been gathered only from parents in our group who wanted to take part, so information may not represent the presentation of this condition in every child.