Amy Martin stepped to the lectern earlier this month wearing a sweater that said “Mama Bear” and spoke directly to city officials sitting across from her in Bangor, Maine. She was there to speak for her 25-year-old son, C-Jay Martin, who has experienced profound anxiety and depression ever since the pandemic. The emotional support chickens […]
October 25, 2023 | Autism, Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Seizures, Support
Halloween is slowly creeping up on us and soon your neighborhood will be filled with kids walking around with their candy buckets, ready to load up on candy! During the Halloween season we’re used to seeing children walking around with the bright orange pumpkin buckets, but recently you may have noticed that now these orange […]
October 24, 2023 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Family and Friends, Human Interest Epilepsy, News, Seizures
What is Benign Rolandic Epilepsy? Benign rolandic epilepsy, also known as benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS), causes seizures that occur during sleep. Other names for benign rolandic epilepsy are: Childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) The term “benign” refers to the fact that all children outgrow these seizures by their […]
October 23, 2023 | Epilepsy, Epilepsy in children, Seizure Types, Seizures
Sleeping patterns and stress hormones could be the key to understanding how and when people with epilepsy are likely to experience seizures, a new study reveals. Researchers used mathematical modeling to understand the impact of different physiological processes, such as sleep and changes in concentration of the stress-hormone cortisol, on key signatures of epilepsy—known as […]
October 22, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Insomnia, Neurology, Research, Seizure Detection, Seizures
Canberra father of two young boys, Harrison Carey, 35, was also a keen BMXer and much-loved husband when he died suddenly from epilepsy last year. One of the 300 Australians who lose their life to epilepsy each year, Harrison died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP), the most frequent cause of death from epilepsy. […]
October 20, 2023 | Epilepsy, Family and Friends, Human Interest Epilepsy, Seizures, SUDEP
It’s time to embrace the entrepreneurial spirit of charity. Charity has always begun at home, but today we rely more heavily than ever on old cardigans and jackets to play their part in funding scientific discovery, hopefully leading to medical breakthroughs. In 2019, charities in the UK funded £1.9bn in research and development. That was the […]
October 18, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Medicine, Mental Health, News, Seizures