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Old childhood head trauma. possible cause for temporal lobe epilepsy? adhd? could neurontin (gabapentin) help with adhd symptoms, temporal lobe trauma?

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Dr. Martin Wetzel
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Qualified Assessment: The issues you describe cross over several medical specialties: Psychiatry, Neurology, and Geriatric Medicine. Thorough evaluations by an Internist, Neurologist, and Psychiatrist familiar with ADHD (and each other) would be a good start.
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Or one doctor - a specialist in behavioral neurology and neuropsychiatry. See the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties for a listing or boarded providers near you.
Jun 9, 2014

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