Epilepsy Talk
The Cat’s Prayer
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Last night, we lost our 2 year old cat to a fatal feline disease.
I wrote this down to try to express exactly what I feel…
Epilepsy Studies: True or False?
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There’s a “Golden Rule” which says: “He who has the most gold makes the rules.”
And who might that be? And what are the methods used?
Some are simply amazing. (Or at least I thought so.)
But they all follow the “Golden Rule.”
Tags: epilepsy studies, favorable outcomes, fixed results, health risks, offshore testing
7/15-7/20 — Time Out
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It’s time for a little vacation from cyberspace to refresh…recharge…renew.
I’ll be back July 20th, so if I’m tardy with a response, forgive me.
Epilepsy at the Movies — Don’t Believe What You See or Hear!
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I bet you won’t be surprised to hear that epilepsy is most often depicted in sci-fi and horror films.
Just think of “The Andromeda Strain”, “Crazed”, “Deadwood”, “The Exorcist”, “The Exorcism of Emily Rose”, “Frankenstein”, “The Garden State”, “Lighthouse” and “The Terminal Man” to name a few.
DEMONIC = EPILEPTIC!
Popular TV Dramas Portray First Aid For Seizures Inaccurately…
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This enlightening (and scary) article came from “Medical News Today”…
“Research from Canada shows that almost half of the time, doctors and nurses on popular TV medical dramas respond inappropriately to seizures, suggesting that watching TV is not the best way to learn what to do if you are present when someone has a seizure.
Truth is Stranger than Fiction
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I call epilepsy a “stealth disease”, because it’s difficult to imagine how so few people know about a “silent” condition that affects so many.
For example, few people know:
A Neurologist Talks About His Own Epilepsy…
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In this eye-opening article from the New York Times, a neurologist talks about his own journey with epilepsy: his perceptions, other people’s reactions (not good) and how he decided to become a neurologist.
A wonderful account of the doctor as patient and “must” reading for anyone who has epilepsy…
Tags: "must" reading, eye-opening, Neurologist, perceptions, reactions, reality, stereotypes, stigma
Anti-Epilepsy Medication Side-Effects
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They’re necessary but not necessarily nice.
And every med has its own side-effects.
Just as different people experience different difficulties.
But here‘s the low-down on the possible side-effects.
I hope you don’t have to suffer any of them. (Or as few as possible.)
Tags: AEDS, different, Epilepsy, medication, possible, side effects
Epilepsy Glossary — 100+ Terms Defined
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Even if you do have epilepsy, it doesn’t necessarily mean you know all the lingo. (I didn’t!) So here are some definitions of medical terms related to epilepsy…
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