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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Epilepsy

September 2, 2021
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What was once known as “shell shock” is now called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. (PTSD).

PTSD affects about 7.7 million American adults, and while it’s impossible to predict who will develop PTSD in response to trauma, there are certain risk factors that increase your vulnerability.

Of course, the first thought is of veterans. But anyone can get PTSD at any age.

Going through trauma is not rare. About 6 out of every 10 (or 60%) of men and 5 of every 10 (or 50%) of women experience at least one trauma in their lives.

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Tags: "red alert", "shell shock", abuse, assault, flashbacks, hyperarousal symptoms, military, minimize risk factors, prevention, PTSD, Research, risk, trauma, underlying brain injury, victim, witness

Scientists Find a Possible Link Between Gut Health and Depression

February 8, 2019
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New research has identified a possible link between gut health and brain function.

Building on this work, the study reveals that clinical depression could also be affected by the amounts of certain bacteria in the gut.

For all of us with depression, this could be a real breakthrough.

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Tags: autoimmune diseases, bacteria, clinical depression, digestive system, gut health and brain function, human health, intestines, prevention, viruses

Epilepsy and Encephalitis

September 18, 2013
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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.

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Tags: causes, complications, diagnostic tests, Encephalitis, Epilepsy, immediate care, inflammation, medications, neurological damage, prevention, prognosis, risk, seizures, symptoms, treatment

Epilepsy — Preventing Depression — Project UPLIFT

December 18, 2012
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It’s called Project UPLIFT (Using Practice and Learning to Increase Favorable Thoughts). And eureka! It doesn’t include meds…

What’s more, this new study has proven successful in the prevention of depression in people diagnosed with epilepsy…

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Tags: coping, depression, Epilepsy, interventions, mindfulness, positive techniques, prevention, Project UPLIFT, reduce seizures, worry

Potiga — The First AED of Its Kind…

September 24, 2012
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The latest and greatest new med seems to be Potiga (Ezogabine) which is certainly promising news for the epilepsy community. Developed for adults (18 or over) as an add-on medicine for partial seizures, it’s a revolutionary new anti-seizure medication which prevents seizures in a way completely different from currently existing AEDs…

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Tags: add-on, Epilepsy, new, partial seizures, Potiga, prevention, promising, reduces brain excitability, reduction