Information has been so hard to find on this subject. We have a ten year old who started having what appeared to be motor tics. After a long summer of appointments, MRI, EEG... the neurologist said that his left brain was underdeveloped , and that the 'pull' of the right brain against the left was manifesting itself in the form of these 'tics'. He was put on neurontin, originally at 400mg per day. This caused a lot of behavioral issues and worsened his already unstable emotions. We have managed to cut back to 200mg a day to stop the tics and have somewhat manageable side effects.

I have done a lot of research and come up with little to no relative information. He has a lot of check-ups to keep an eye on things, but we have been told it is a 'wait and see' thing- it might develop enough to catch up, and it might not. He has no serious impairments- just a terrible time focusing, really unstable emotionally, his mood changes 'just like that'. Simple homework might get done right away, or it may take hours of crying to get through something that he understood just fine the day before. Supposedly neurontin is the best choice for him, as he is really small for his age and the other medications of choice cause weight loss.

I was curious as to whether anyone has any experience with neurological issues due to underdevelopment, and if there is anything in particular that we should keep an eye on or do to help him 'catch up'- I've been told all kinds of crazy things such as 'He needs to eat lots of greens', etc. Also if anyone has dealt with this, did it get better or stay a long-term issue? I'm sure every case is different and this is where the doctors just want to say 'wait and see'.

Thank you for taking the time to read. Any input is appreciated.