It was in their late teens, while playing the piano after a few drinks that Liza Bec had the first inkling that something might be wrong. A prodigious musical talent, Liza, who grew up in North End and Waterlooville, recalls: ‘When I was 18-19, and playing piano while drunk, my hands would twitch, but I’d […]
January 05, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy
Creative Solutions to Go Further Faster DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA, COLORADO, UNITED STATES, January 4, 2023 — Katie Sisk created a tried-and-true system called “Show Epilepsy Who’s Boss.” This program provides a new alternative for families and their children to find creative solutions to take back control after feeling uncertain due to seizures and to have the […]
January 05, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Parents
Nicola Atkins, 29, who is 4ft 11in tall, has always struggled with her weight, but she managed to lose eight stone with WW (formerly Weight Watchers) A mother-of-three who was having epileptic seizures up to four times a week and “in pain all the time” has said she now has episodes just twice a month […]
January 04, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy
Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, said he fell “face down” after suffering a grand mal seizure while on his own at home. Rapper Professor Green has revealed he nearly died after suffering a seizure. Green, whose real name is Stephen Manderson, said he fell “face down” into steel and concrete after suffering a […]
January 03, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. It is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can vary in severity and can range from brief lapses in awareness or muscle spasms to full-blown seizures that involve convulsions and loss of consciousness. […]
January 03, 2023 | Education, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy
Doctoral student researches epilepsy-related deaths IOWA CITY — At age 12, on the cusp of becoming a teen with a cellphone and ambitions of an increasingly independent existence full of friends, freedom and PG-13 movies, Alex Petrucci one morning climbed into the back seat of her family vehicle and found herself transported to a new […]
December 30, 2022 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy