my little brother is 8 years old. on Sunday he was taking a shower and he dropped to the floor in the shower shaking and not breathing. my dad quickly got him out and we all tried to calm im down and let him relax. his eyes were looking up and it sounded like he was choking and he was very very stiff but at the same time he was shaking. his arms and legs were all crooked (bent) in weird positions. we got him off the bathroom floor covered him up in blankets on the bed. this all lasted about 10 minutes. this was probably the worst 10 minutes of my life. i rely did not know what to think! the same think happened this morning in the shower as well, three days later after the first attack. todays attack did not last as long as the last one and was very similar. when the first attack happened he spent more time in the shower than this last time. my little brother says that he doesn't remember anything that happens. he just wakes up on the bed and last thing he remembers is shaking. when the last attack happened he yelled out 'mom' and then we heard him fall. so he knew it was coming again.
we took him to the doctor today. we explained every detail and the doctor looked almost as scared as we were. they did some blood test on him. apparently his blood pressure is different depending in what position he is in. sitting, standing, and laying down. the doctor said this could have something to do with what is happening to him. but the doctor never really explained why his blood pressure does that. she said the hot water from the shower makes his blood vessels expand and i guess that is one idea. also that he might not have much iron. we don't know much so far but this is just the start. on Monday they want to put a monitor on his heart for 24 hours to check on it. also they are going to do a test to see if he is anemic and check his brain waves. and she made clear that he is not diabetic. and that's as much as we got from the doctor.
my little brother is a very health and hyper kid. never ever had health problems. he hasn't had chicken pocks or anything abnormal. he doesn't take any medications.
please help me out.
i want to know facts and what this could possibly be.
i am scared for my brother.
thank you and god bless