Epilepsy Talk

“Vaccine Angels” Make it Easier to Find COVID-19 Vaccination Appointments

March 2, 2021
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They’re here…they’re there…they’re nowhere.

Anyone stay up to till midnight trying to get a slot on the Rite Aid spot?

Arthur has three times. Yes, hope springs eternal.

Here’s how it works:

Applications for the next day begin at midnight. So, at the opening gong, you get on the phone.

Eureka! there’s a spot available. Fill out the necessary information. Submit it. The slot is gone.

Try tomorrow night sucker.

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, News, Tips
Tags: COVID-19 appointments, eligibility, government, national, pharmacy chain, state, vaccine finder, vaccine spotter, zip code

Ever Had a Seizure in Your Sleep?

February 13, 2021
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According to an article in Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, if more than 90 percent of your seizures occur while sleeping, you are said to have sleep seizures.

The article also notes that an estimated 7.5 percent to 45 percent of people who have epilepsy have some form of sleep seizures.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: bed wetting, bitten tongue, confusion, falling out of bed, movements, night terrors, nocturnal seizures, Panic Attacks, screaming, sleep seizures, sleep studies

Brave New Cures for the Future — Epilepsy and Neuroengineering

February 8, 2021
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It’s only recently that Neuroengineering first appeared.

Neuroengineering is a discipline at the frontier between neuroscience and engineering.

It encompasses experimental, computational, theoretical, clinical and applied aspects of research areas at the molecular, cellular and systems levels.

The emergence of this new field focuses on a multi-science combination of engineers, neuroscientists and clinicians using their combined knowledge and talent, working co-operatively to address the complexity of the brain and nervous system.

Posted in Epilepsy, Medication Issues, News, Research
Tags: AEDS, brain, clinicians, engineers, enhancement, Epilepsy, human health, multi-science, Neuroengineering, neuroscientists, quality of life, restoration, seizure-free, surgery, underlying seizures

Hormones and Epilepsy in Women and Men…

January 28, 2021
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There’s a dynamic relationship between hormones, brain function, and seizures.

Whether you’re a woman or a man, sex hormones can influence the excitability of nerve cells in the brain and thus influence seizure control.

Hormones generally don’t cause seizures but can influence if or when they happen.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: estrogen, hormonal changes, Hormones generally don’t cause seizures but can influence if or when their happen, men and women, neuroendocrinologist, progesterone, seizures, sex hormones, testosterone

Syncope or Seizure?

January 21, 2021
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Studies have now confirmed what some doctors have long suspected — many young people who are given the diagnosis of epilepsy (or seizure disorder) apparently don’t have epilepsy at all.

Instead, they have a condition known as syncope.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: blood rushes to brain, convulsions, disturbance, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Foundation, fainting, mimic, muscle twitching, physical collapse, seizures, shaking, syncope, wrong diagnosis, young people

Head Injuries and Seizures

January 15, 2021
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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.

Generally speaking, the risk of post traumatic seizures is related to the severity of the injury — the greater the injury, the higher the risk of developing seizures. Even mild to moderate injuries can result in seizures.