A new study shows that children born to parents with diabetes are more likely to develop autism and behavioral problems. A study conducted by National Cheng Kung University Hospital in Taiwan and published in the journal Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology found an association between maternal diabetes during pregnancy and a number of neurodevelopmental disorders […]
Lanarkshire Epilepsy is a charity supporting those with epilepsy across North and South Lanarkshire, Scotland Help us to raise the funds to keep operating and continue supporting 500 people every year across North and South Lanarkshire! Last year you all did an amazing job, helping us, along with extra funding from the National Emergencies Trust, […]
Castlegar’s Kelly Hall, a member of the Robson Fire Department, is about to set out on an epic journey to gather stories of people with epilepsy and to raise funds for a couple of epilepsy-related charities. What are you going to be doing? I’m going to be biking from California to Florida, from Big Sur […]
One in 26 people will have a seizure at some point in their lives. And some – around one or two out of 100 – will be diagnosed with epilepsy. Despite their prevalence, many people are misinformed about seizures and what to do if you or someone around you is experiencing one. “Seizures can be […]
Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Wayne has been regarded as an “elder statesman in the rap game” for more than a decade now, as XXL Mag highlighted. Born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. on September 27, 1982, in New Orleans, Louisiana, Lil Wayne was living in abject poverty in one of NOLA’s most dangerous neighborhoods, Hollygrove, when he began […]
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) encompass highly prevalent conditions such as autism and epilepsy, with cognitive disabilities alone affecting 1-3% of the global population. Developmental epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are NDD characterized by epilepsy and delayed development or loss of developmental skills. Although the prevalence of DEEs remains to be determined, studies estimate that single-gene epilepsies occur in […]
