Category: "Seizures"

What should you do if someone starts having a seizure?

What should you do if someone starts having a seizure?

ORLANDO, Fla. — Countless movies and TV shows depict seizures dramatically, but real life isn’t always so cinematic. While generalized tonic-clonic seizures where individuals fall to the ground convulsing and foaming at the mouth do occur, a new survey finds the vast majority of Americans are unable to recognize the more subtle signs of a seizure. […]

Brooke Shields reveals she had a grand mal seizure: What is it?

Brooke Shields reveals she had a grand mal seizure: What is it?

Brooke Shields has revealed she recently experienced a seizure, a medical event that sent her to the hospital, which she hadn’t previously spoken about publicly until now. The actor, supermodel and author said in a Glamour interview published Wednesday that she had a seizure one evening before her solo show, “Previously Owned by Brooke Shields,” which ran […]

SUDEP Action Day 2023: Causes, warning signs, symptoms, how to seek help for epilepsy

SUDEP Action Day 2023: Causes, warning signs, symptoms, how to seek help for epilepsy

SUDEP Action Day on October 18 aims to spread awareness on epilepsy risks, causes and precautions. Learn about the warning signs and symptoms of SUDEP.   October 18 is observed as SUDEP Action Day, a global initiative aimed at raising awareness about Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). SUDEP refers to the sudden and unexplained […]

What School Staff Should Know About Seizure First Aid

What School Staff Should Know About Seizure First Aid

For kids with epilepsy, seizures can strike at any time. Here’s what you can do to help Seizures, a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain, can impact thinking, muscle control, movement, speech, vision or awareness. Although brief, seizures can frighten patients and those surrounding them, especially if they’re unfamiliar with what steps to […]

Denver-based Cubby Beds gives families comfort caring for children with disabilities

Denver-based Cubby Beds gives families comfort caring for children with disabilities

Raising a child with a disability is a full-time job. And often, it means the parents get little or no sleep. But Denver-based Cubby Beds built an encompassing solution so everyone can rest easy. Cubby Beds are much more than a cool-looking place for kids to sleep. They’re a fortress of family care. “Cubby Beds are a […]

Focal Epilepsy: What Happens in One-Sided Brain Seizures?

Focal Epilepsy: What Happens in One-Sided Brain Seizures?

Seizures That Don’t Affect the Entire Brain Focal epilepsy is when people have recurrent seizures that may cause symptoms affecting only one side of the body. Seizures in epilepsy can be focal or generalized. Focal epilepsy seizures, sometimes called partial seizures, involve more limited symptoms than generalized epilepsy seizures. A key difference is that a small area […]

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