A FAMILY devastated by the death of their daughter has questioned why she was not given a brain scan after suffering fits for two years.
Amelia Logan, 26, was found dead in her bed by her mother, also Amelia at the family home last week.
The mother-of-three dialled 999, but sadly it was too late to save her daughter. Amelia, who would have been 27 on December 22, was due to see a hospital specialist the following day.
Grief-stricken Ms Logan says she can't understand why her daughter wasn't given a brain scan at Glasgow's Southern General Hospital after other tests proved inconclusive.
She says doctors told her to video her daughter having a seizure. A post mortem examination did not shed light on her daughter's condition.
Ms Logan, a care assistant, said: "I always said the worst thing that could happen to me would be to lose a child. It's a mother's worst nightmare come true.
"I don't understand why she wasn't given a brain scan. They always said 'we will do this test first'."
Amelia began suffering fits two years ago, forcing her to give up work as a hotel receptionist.
Epilepsy was ruled out and she was sent home with medication to try to stop the fits. At one point she suffered three in a week.
Amelia suffered a fit on Friday, November 29, but was well over the next weekend. The night before her death on December 1, she told her brother about plans to re-decorate her bedroom.
Her mother said: "The dog used to bark every time she took a fit.
"Amelia was in bed and I heard the dog barking after 1pm but when I went in she was lying watching TV.
"I got up at 8.30am on Sunday. The TV was still on. She was gone."
A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "Our thoughts are with the family at this very sad time. We would be happy to meet with Amelia's family to reassure them about the range of tests which we provided and to answer any questions about her treatment."
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