Epilepsy, a neurological condition affecting millions of Indians, can be a challenging journey. While most people with epilepsy lead fulfilling lives with proper management, there’s an aspect that often goes unnoticed: SUDEP, or Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy. SUDEP is a rare but devastating event where a person with epilepsy dies suddenly, without warning. We […]
September 28, 2023 | Epilepsy, Medicine, Prevention, Seizure Detection, Seizures, Sleep deprivation, SUDEP
The Epilepsy Society is proud to be part of ground-breaking research which has revealed 26 potential new sites for epilepsy in our DNA, including 19 which are thought to be linked to Genetic Generalized Epilepsy. Additionally, the research has identified 29 genes which are thought to contribute to the development of epilepsy in these areas of […]
September 08, 2023 | Epilepsy, Genetic sequencing, Human Interest Epilepsy, Neurology, News, Seizure Detection, Seizures
Dutch neurologists have conceived an innovation that aims to warn caregivers remotely of possible dangerous epileptic seizures being experienced by people with epilepsy during sleep including tonic and tonic-clonic seizures. It aims to prevent the sudden and unexplained death of a person with epilepsy who was otherwise healthy (SUDEP). NightWatch, a wireless armband developed by […]
July 30, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Seizure Detection, Seizures, SUDEP
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
A Kendal man is walking the entire length of Hadrian’s Wall in memory of his partner who died from epilepsy. Ewan Duff is walking 84 miles without stopping to raise money for SUDEP, Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, Action. His partner Rachel Morgan died despite having no formal diagnosis for epilepsy. In January had a […]
July 12, 2023 | Depression, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Epilepsy in seniors, Epilepsy in women, Family and Friends, Human Interest Epilepsy, Mental Health, Neurology, Research, Seizure Detection, Seizure Types, Seizures, Stress and Epilepsy, SUDEP, Support, Women and Epilepsy
Massachusetts [US], May 2 (ANI): About 1 in 26 people have epilepsy, and the most common type, temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE), is frequently ineffectively treated with anti-seizure drugs. Neurosurgery may be necessary for patients with this type of epilepsy in order to stop their seizures. Uncertainty surrounds the causes and course of the disease, as […]
May 17, 2023 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in seniors, Epilepsy in women, Epilepsy Syndromes, Human Interest Epilepsy, Mental Health, Neurology, News, Research, Seizure Detection, Seizure Types, Seizures, Support