Corynne McKenney-Collier’s lawyer Stanley King filed a tort notice last week of intentions to file a lawsuit alleging “unnecessary and excessive force” by Galloway police. Shortly after leaving home for work about 7 a.m., Corynne McKenney-Collier’s vehicle swerved on a South Jersey road, striking a tree. After having an epileptic seizure, she has little […]
July 13, 2023 | Driving & Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in seniors, Epilepsy in women, Epilepsy Syndromes, Family and Friends, First Aid for Seizures, Human Interest Epilepsy, Memory, Neurology, News, Seizure Detection, Seizure dogs, Seizure Types, Seizures, Stress and Epilepsy, Women and Epilepsy
Before learning they had epilepsy, about 5% of people who have what’s called focal epilepsy had a seizure while driving, new research suggests. “Seizures while driving pose substantial risks for those experiencing them and for others on the road,” said study author Dr. Jacob Pellinen, of the University of Colorado in Aurora and a member of […]
June 20, 2023 | Driving & Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Seizures
Whether you can drive with epilepsy depends on your specific diagnosis, treatment, and the laws in your state. Epilepsy is a neurological condition that results in seizures. Because seizures can come on unpredictably and without warning and cause involuntary behaviors including loss of consciousness, driving when you have epilepsy poses some risks. This article explains driving laws by state, how […]
June 16, 2023 | Driving & Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Medicine, Neurology, Seizures
About three million American adults have epilepsy. Every state has different requirements when it comes to driving with the condition, the most common is that patients be seizure-free for a specific period of time and submit a doctor’s evaluation. Now, researchers at Yale University are using the power of artificial intelligence to help more accurately […]
May 18, 2023 | Driving & Epilepsy, Education, employment, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in seniors, Epilepsy in women, Epilepsy Syndromes, Human Interest Epilepsy, Prevention, Seizures, Technology
There’s a huge sense of freedom when you’re behind the wheel, but it’s also a skill that requires you to avoid distractions. This can prove difficult for people with epilepsy. Medication or deep brain stimulation may control the severity of seizures, but brief periods of abnormal brain activity are difficult to detect. “We have a […]
March 17, 2023 | Driving & Epilepsy, Epilepsy, Medicine, News