Epilepsy Talk
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
Seizure provoking conditions…
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Few of these conditions will cause epilepsy itself…but many can lead to seizures. So consider this a definition of the possibilities…
Tags: abuse, alcohol, anxiety, blood sugar, cafeine, celiac, cerebral palsy, concussion, dementia, depression, drugs, eclampsia, Encephalitis, Epilepsy, genetic, heat, hemorrhage, hypertension, injury, kidney disease, lead, lupus, malaria, Medication Issues, mercury, migraines, seizure provoking conditions, Shaken Baby Syndrome, sodium, Stroke, toxic shock, Tumor, weather
Concussion diagnosis in 15 minutes?
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Can a video game detect a concussion?
Not exactly. But a computerized test, similar to a video game can do just that!
Tags: blood, centrifuge, computerized test, concussion, plasma, results in 15 minutes, TBI
What Part of Your Epilepsy Do You Hate Most?
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Compared to others, I know I’m very lucky, but the concussions really stink.
And the anxiety never goes away.
What Part of Your Epilepsy Do You Hate Most?
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Compared to others, I know I’m very lucky, but the concussions really stink.
And the anxiety never goes away.
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