Epilepsy Talk
Anger and Epilepsy: WHY ME?
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Suddenly, you’re feeling edgy. Lashing out at loved ones for no reason at all. It’s not anybody’s fault. It’s that old familiar enemy. Epilepsy. Again.
Is it a headache, an aura, a migraine, a seizure, or perhaps ALL four!
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If you’ve had a migraine with auras that triggered an epileptic seizure, you might have experienced migraine-induced epilepsy.
Another name for this phenomenon is migralepsy.
Scientists have debated the existence and terminology of this phenomenon for some time.
Epilepsy as seen — with pain — through a mother’s eyes
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Her first job as a copywriter was writing informational materials for a children’s hospital. Including a brochure about seizures.
But nothing would prepare her for this…
Read this and weep…
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“She was having a seizure. Police shocked her with a taser.
This is the story of how an Alabama teen sought justice after a violent police encounter upended her life…
Anger and Epilepsy: WHY ME?
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Suddenly, you’re feeling edgy. Lashing out at loved ones for no reason at all. It’s not anybody’s fault. It’s that old familiar enemy. Epilepsy. Again.
Why me? Why now? It’s not fair.
What’s the worst accident you’ve ever had?
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The worst accident I ever had was the one that caused my seizures.
I was at an ice rink, speed skating, when some jerk put his foot out. (A real funny joke.)
Into the boards I went, flying over the ice.
Is it a headache, an aura, a migraine, a seizure, or perhaps ALL four!
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If you’ve had migraines with an aura that triggered an epileptic seizure, you might have experienced migraine-induced epilepsy.
Another name for this phenomenon is migralepsy…
What’s the worst accident you’ve ever had?
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The worst accident I ever had was the one that caused my seizures.
I was at an ice rink, speed skating, when some jerk put his foot out. (A real funny joke.)
Into the boards I went, flying over the ice…
24/7 Epilepsy Foundation Helpline
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Do you have questions about seizures or epilepsy?
The Epilepsy Foundation’s Helpline is now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Trained information specialists are now standing by to answer your questions about epilepsy and seizures.
Tags: 24/7, advice, EFA information hotline, information, non medical, resources, seizure
Embrace — A Seizure Smartwatch With Style
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Embrace makes it very easy to monitor physiological stress, sleep and physical activity.
You can check your entire day in a glance in a way that is easy to understand.
If you push yourself too much, the Embrace will gently remind you with a vibration that you need some time to recover. You can customize it to suit your behavior and needs.
Tags: alert, android and Apple phones, attractive, behavior, bluetooth, developed at M.I.T., medical quality, monitors, physical activity, physiological stress, seizure, sleep, smartphone, vibrate
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