It was reported by a patient's mother that the patient was having an increase in seizures since his vns replacement surgery on (b)(6) 2014.The patient was hospitalized for a few days in (b)(6) of 2015 for multiple seizures, at which time they found the patient to have low sodium levels, which is a possible, but not confirmed, reason for the increase in seizures.The patient had a few more seizures after the hospitalization, mostly left focal and petite mals.The patient is usually seizure free during the summer months, but he has had seizures during the summer of 2015.The patient had more petite mals and myoclonic jerks that were stopped by swiping his magnet, and they come and go from month to month.The information received from the patient's mother has not been substantiated by the patient's physician(s).No other relevant information has been received to date.
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