Epilepsy Talk
The fears of nocturnal seizures…
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Fear. Screaming. Visions. Bright lights flashing. Hallucinations. Tongue biting. Pain. Paralysis. Pins and needles. Bed wetting.
Do any of these sound familiar?
One person described it as: “During the nightmares, I often get up and run out of the room screaming while still asleep, as if something is chasing me.”
It’s agony. And there’s little to explain it or stop it in its tracks.
Tags: anti-seizure medication, nightmares, REM, seizure monitor, sleep deprivation
Wounds that time won’t heal — childhood abuse and epilepsy
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All types of abuse — sexual, physical, and emotional (including verbal abuse and witnessing domestic violence) raise the risk of depression, anxiety and epilepsy-like symptoms.
Research featured in Harvard Mental Health Letter and published in The American Journal of Psychiatry looked at the damage that hostile words, and/or yelling can have on a child.
They found “words are weapons that can cause lasting wounds, especially when wielded by parents against children.
Many neurologists unaware of AED safety risks
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A study by Johns Hopkins researchers shows that a fifth of U.S. neurologists appear unaware of serious drug safety risks associated with various anti-epilepsy drugs, potentially jeopardizing the health of patients who could be just as effectively treated with safer alternative medications.
Tags: AED risks withheld, counseling, dangers, poor communication, safer alternative drugs
Head injuries and seizures
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How many of you have had a car accident…an abrupt fall…a physical assault? If you are one of those people and you have suffered a head injury, the probability of seizure activity increases dramatically…
Seizures may develop immediately after an injury to the brain or may develop in delayed fashion, showing up months or years after the initial trauma.
Tags: accident, concussion, generalized seizures, grand-mal, head injury, medications, post traumatic seizures, risk, seizure activity, tonic-clonic
Epilepsy and Encephalitis
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Imagine an inflammation so powerful that it can play havoc with your brainstem, cerebrum, cerebellum, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves.
That’s the neurological damage that can happen as a result of encephalitis.
The good news is that it’s rare.
The bad news is that it causes the brain tissue to swell (cerebral edema), which may destroy nerve cells, cause bleeding in the brain (intracerebral hemorrhage), and brain damage.
Tags: complications, diagnostic tests, Encephalitis, Epilepsy, immediate care, inflammation, medications, neurological damage, prevention, prognosis, risk, symptoms, treatment
WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION TO DECLARE ASPARTAME AS POSSIBLE CARCINOGEN!
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is about to confirm what we’ve known for decades.
Aspartame can cause cancer.
Here’s the scandal…
Tags: cancers, carcinogen, consumer complaints, dangerous, FDA complaints, political, toxic, World Health Organization
Is your epilepsy inherited?
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Just because you have a parent, sibling, cousin or aunt who has epilepsy doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll have it also.
In fact, if you have a close relative with epilepsy, the chance of you having epilepsy is only about 2-5%, depending on the specific type of epilepsy.
The risk in the general population is about 1-2%.
On the other hand, there is a 92-98% chance for the close relative of someone with epilepsy to NOT have the same condition!
Tags: family risk, genetic abnormalities, genetic testing, seizure threshold
Vagus Nerve Stimulation — The Secret Is In Your Breathing!
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Several components contribute to the profound influence of deep breathing upon the nervous system.
Deep breathing improves VNS results!
Tags: balance, deep breathing, nervous system, vagus nerve stimulator, VNS
Epilepsy and anesthesia…
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Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) cause unique considerations for patients with epilepsy because skipping, or even delaying, a single dose, can result in seizures.
Strategies for avoiding or minimizing skipped doses are paramount in the care of patients with epilepsy.
Tags: anti-convulsant, anti-epileptic drugs, Benzodiazepines, IV form, medication, pro-convulsant, surgery, triggers, type of epilepsy
Epilepsy and Diabetes — Confusion or Common Cure?
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A seizure can be quite serious and can be a scary experience for not just the person experiencing it but for the people around them.
While seizures are caused due to many reasons, one of the prime reasons for a seizure to occur is when people have epilepsy.
Among those types of seizures are diabetic seizures, which can sometimes turn into an emergency quite quickly.
Tags: blood sugar, coma, diabetes, emergency, Epilepsy, Glucophage, seizures
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