Category: "Memory"

MUM’S AGONY Doctors told me my daughter’s condition wouldn’t kill her – she died two years later

MUM’S AGONY Doctors told me my daughter’s condition wouldn’t kill her – she died two years later

WHEN Deborah Leigh’s daughter was diagnosed with a rare condition causing seizures, she claims doctors told her it wouldn’t prove fatal. Yet, two years later, the devastated mum found her 25-year-old child, Helen, lifeless on the floor of her home. After a desperate attempt to perform CPR, Helen died. The phlebotomist from Rotherham, South Yorkshire, […]

12 Best Foods for a Healthy Brain and Better Memory

12 Best Foods for a Healthy Brain and Better Memory

These foods will help you maintain a healthy brain and may even prevent conditions like dementia. It’s not often that the brain thinks about itself and all that it does to keep us properly functioning. However, the reality is that it takes a lot of energy to think, move and go about our daily lives. […]

Epilepsy can’t be cured, but you still can enjoy life to the fullest

Epilepsy can’t be cured, but you still can enjoy life to the fullest

Epilepsy can impact physical and emotional well-being, but treatments can help. Epilepsy can severely affect your quality of life, and while there is no cure for epilepsy, there are interventions that can prevent symptoms, counteract side effects of medicines and control seizures. In other words, epilepsy doesn’t have to sideline you from the game of life. In […]

What Is Epilepsy?

What Is Epilepsy?

A Neurological Condition That Causes Recurrent Seizures Epilepsy is a medical condition in which a person is predisposed to recurrent seizures. Seizures are brief episodes of involuntary movements and/or changes in consciousness that occur due to an alteration of brain activity. Epilepsy is caused by a variation in brain structure or function, which might be detected with […]

8 Things to Know to Prevent Epilepsy Seizures

8 Things to Know to Prevent Epilepsy Seizures

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that affects the electrical activity in the brain. Recurring seizures and sudden and temporary disruptions of normal brain function characterize it. Seizures can manifest in many ways, ranging from mild symptoms like blank staring and twitching to more severe convulsions that cause a loss of consciousness and physical control.. 2. […]

Aftermath of Seizures Troubling for Those With Epilepsy

Aftermath of Seizures Troubling for Those With Epilepsy

The main focus of epilepsy treatment is seizure control, but the aftereffects of seizures are also a major concern for many patients, experts say. More than 70% of people with epilepsy say they have complications after a seizure — including confusion, fear, exhaustion, headache, emotional reactivity, memory problems and behavioral changes — that can last […]

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