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Exactly what IS Neuropsychology?
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I never had a clue what neuropsychology was all about. Although it sounded like a good idea.
Then a while ago, I had an assessment. (Mercifully, it was the two-hour test and not the 8-hour version.)
The neuropsychologist I went to had all the records from my last 12 years with my neurologist and it was clear he had done his homework.
The question was, did my deficit in memory come from my history of seizures, my previous concussions (one of which had been only a month ago) or even age itself? (I thought to myself, geeze, I’m only 70!)
Here’s basically what happened…
Will that antidepressant work for YOU?
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“People with a history of depression have a 3 to 7 times higher risk of developing epilepsy…”
Tags: Anti-psychotic medications, antidepressants, Epilepsy, MAOIs, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, side-effects, SNRIs., SSRI, TCAs
Stem Cell Therapy: Miracle or Mirage?
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About stem cells: “They’ve been called magic seeds. They have the potential to cure disease, regenerate organs, and even prolong life. And they could completely alter the way we practice medicine” – Fortune Magazine
Tags: breakthrough treatment, epilepsy cure, medication resistant, seizure focus, stem cell
Boost your brain power…banish brain fog…with creatine!
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Even though we have natural creatine, supplementation can dramatically increase our levels by 50-fold or higher.
Here’s how it works:
Tags: banish brain fog, creatine, enhanced energy, fight cognitive fatigue, helps remove stress, improved memory
Can PTSD Cause Brain Fog?
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The effects of trauma can linger.
If you sometimes lack mental clarity and feel fatigued, you may be experiencing PTSD-related brain fog.
Déjà Vu or Prescience?
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Think of it as knowing something from the past…or feeling a premonition of the future.
Those who have experienced the déjà vu feeling, describe it as an overwhelming sense of familiarity, with something that shouldn’t be familiar at all.
Those who experience prescience, feel they have the ability to see into the future in some way.
Tags: aura, deja vu, future, ictal, past, prescience, temporal lobe epilepsy
Marijuana’s time has come. Even the government agrees.
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“If everyone smoked weed, the world would be a better place.
Even if one takes every reefer madness allegation of the prohibitionists at face value, marijuana prohibition has done far more harm to far more people than marijuana ever could.” — William F. Buckley Jr.
Tags: marijuana pros and cons, medical, recreational
When it’s not “just” epilepsy…
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At least 50 percent of adults with active epilepsy are also living with other health conditions say experts at a leading epilepsy medical research charity.
Several diseases, including depression, anxiety, dementia, migraine, heart disease, peptic ulcers and arthritis are up to eight times more common in people with this neurological disorder.
Epilepsy related conditions…
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In chronic conditions, such as epilepsy, the coexistence of more than one illness in a patient is the rule rather than the exception…
Men and women with epilepsy have a two-to five-fold increase in the occurrence of conditions, such as migraine, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disorders. Along with gastrointestinal disorders, pulmonary disorders, dementia, chronic fatigue, mood disorders, anxiety, and personality disorders.
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