“If you’re going through hell, keep going…” Winston Churchill
Imagine a tiny, unobtrusive brain monitor — like an earbud or a hearing aid — that could read brainwaves through the ear.
Amazing as it sounds, this tiny device could help predict seizures and track daily seizures in people with uncontrolled epilepsy, according to a small pilot study.
When people with epilepsy are told about Sudden Unexpected Death, they naturally wonder “Will it happen to me?”
But actually, the chances of dying from SUDEP are remote.
Though it is still difficult to know exactly how many people with epilepsy die each year due to SUDEP, estimates range from 7–17% (according to the National Institute of Health) and perhaps 50% among patients with refractory epilepsy.
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A Facebook follower suggested today that I apply to the International Bureau for Epilepsy for one of their Global Teams.
No question about it. Epilepsy’s been the victim of bad press since ancient Greece. There, it was sometimes called the “Herculean Disease” because Hercules was thought to have murdered his family in a fit of uncontrollable rage.
Two thousand years later, Michael Crichton wrote in The Terminal Man, “Epileptics are predisposed to violent, aggressive behavior during their attacks.”
Which didn’t exactly help.
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I remember five jets of water, pummeling me from the shower walls and ceiling.
All of a sudden, a metallic taste in my mouth.
Strange and disgusting.
If you did have the options — without epilepsy haunting you — what would you choose to do?
Reclaim our vote. And pass the word along to others.
In these days of postal problems and uncertainty, the more people who vote, the more votes can be counted.
Including yours.
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When did you find out that you had epilepsy?
How?
What did you do after being diagnosed?
How do you cope with it now?
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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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