Category: "SUDEP"

Unexplained deaths in epilepsy inspire SUDEP Action Day

Unexplained deaths in epilepsy inspire SUDEP Action Day

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, known as SUDEP, is a lethal medical problem that leaves many wondering what it’s caused by. The condition occurs in those who suffer from epilepsy and often times is onset by unexplained forces, resulting in a sudden death that has no clear cause following autopsies. While the […]

Epilepsy causes and cures: How the keto diet, cannabis and other treatments affect seizures

Epilepsy causes and cures: How the keto diet, cannabis and other treatments affect seizures

Epilepsy is an unpredictable and often misunderstood disease. When the condition isn’t controlled, seizures can happen at any time and disrupt your life, relationships and wellbeing. Neurologists and neurosurgeons at the Nebraska Medicine Comprehensive Epilepsy Center can help you live seizure-free. Find out the latest treatment options for people with epilepsy – including whether the keto diet […]

Super-fit Derbyshire mechanic, 34, just never woke up, investigation finds

Super-fit Derbyshire mechanic, 34, just never woke up, investigation finds

He went to CrossFit around five times a week The brother of a Derbyshire man, who suffered from epilepsy, told an inquest into his death that they knew something wasn’t right when he failed to turn up for work at the family business. Lee Ben Richards, 34, was later found lying in his bed at his home near Chesterfield by […]

Beloved Scots gran dies in street after epileptic seizure as partner desperately tried to resuscitate her

Beloved Scots gran dies in street after epileptic seizure as partner desperately tried to resuscitate her

Jamie Low, 42, had been walking the short distance home from a friend’s house in Dundee when she collapsed. A beloved mum of two died in the street after suffering an epileptic seizure while walking home from a friend’s house in Dundee. Jamie Low, 42, collapsed on Saturday night in front of her partner Ally Ramsay who tried […]

Ottawa family struggles to access lifesaving drugs for daughter with rare form of epilepsy

Ottawa family struggles to access lifesaving drugs for daughter with rare form of epilepsy

An Ottawa family is desperate for help, searching for a potentially lifesaving medication for their four-year-old daughter. Zara Wathra suffers from a rare and serious form of epilepsy, which could send her into a fatal seizure at any moment. Zara’s condition has worsened in the last month – she has frequent seizures and her parents […]

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