Category: "Prevention"

Be Alert To Social Media Posts Of Epilepsy Patients: It May Contain Warning Of Impending Death

Be Alert To Social Media Posts Of Epilepsy Patients: It May Contain Warning Of Impending Death

A study has found that how people behave on their social media could be a warning sign for people at risk of dying due to an epileptic seizure. Several studies have shown that at least one epileptic person dies for every thousand people suffering from epilepsy. But many deaths happen suddenly. Sudden Unexpected Death in […]

Could yoga help people with epilepsy? A new Cleveland Clinic study aims to find a link between stress and seizures

Could yoga help people with epilepsy? A new Cleveland Clinic study aims to find a link between stress and seizures

For about a third of all epilepsy patients, anti-seizure medication doesn’t work. That’s why the Cleveland Clinic wants to study whether yoga, music therapy, or behavioral therapy could help people who still have seizures even after taking medication. “When we talk to patients with epilepsy, they tell us—almost all of them—that they tend to have their seizures […]

Paramedic Treatment of Status Epilepticus Rarely Consistent With Guidelines

Paramedic Treatment of Status Epilepticus Rarely Consistent With Guidelines

Of more than 9,000 EMS encounters, only 3.9% followed expert recommendations Prehospital treatment of people with status epilepticus rarely was consistent with expert guidelines, an analysis of emergency medical service (EMS) agency records showed. Initial treatment was concordant with guidelines in only 3.9% of 9,176 EMS encounters for status epilepticus, reported Elan Guterman, MD, of […]

How To Prevent Some Epilepsy Seizures

How To Prevent Some Epilepsy Seizures

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by abnormal activity in the brain, triggering seizures. Now, what happens in the human body when a seizure occurs? “Our whole body is an electrical system. We’re communicating through the nerves, and they’re electrical, and your brain is the main generator,” Glenna Tolbert, assistant clinical professor at the David Geffen School […]

Members of Congress and Senate in Support of the New CBD Bill

Members of Congress and Senate in Support of the New CBD Bill

 Known as the Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act, a bipartisan bill introduced this week seeks to ensure unrestricted access to specific strains high in CBD for individuals battling intractable epilepsy. Requesting an exemption from the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) for “strains of therapeutic hemp” known to be high in Cannabidiol (CBD), the bill was announced […]

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