A 6-year-old boy is brought to the physician by his parents because his behavior has been different over the
past 2 months His mother says, “He seems fine during the day. but he wakes up once or twice a week
screaming and making no sense His eyes are open dunng an episode, but he doesn’t recognize me or his
father It seems as though he’s looking right through us After about 10 minutes, he calms down and falls back to
sleep.” Which of the folowing responses by the physician is most appropriate?
A) '1 would like child protective services to evaluate your family."
B) "It is best for your son to undergo an EEG."
C) "It is best for your son to undergo evaluation for a psychiatric disorder"
D) “It is best for your son to undergo an MRI of the brain.”
•E) “This most likely is a common benign sleep disorder that will resolve on its own.”