...First Do No Harm (1997) on Netflix
Lori Reimuller's son Robbie falls at school, then has a convulsive seizure. Doctors diagnose epilepsy and start him on phenobarbital, a drug whose side effects include behavior problems.
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Plot summary
Lori Reimuller's son Robbie begins having seizures, and doctors diagnose epilepsy. She trusts the hospital staff to bring the condition under control. The medications they prescribe do not help, and Robbie grows worse. Lori reads up on epilepsy treatments on her own, and she settles on the ketogenic diet, which a Johns Hopkins doctor devised. Robbie's doctor opposes the diet and is ready to go to court to stop Lori from taking her son out of the hospital.
Cast
- Mairon Bennettas Lynne Reimuller
- Millicent Kellyas Self
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about ...First Do No Harm (1997)
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- Jim Abrahams directed the film based on his own experience with his son Charlie, whose severe epilepsy was controlled by the ketogenic diet.
