Published: September 28, 2023 Most mothers who took prescription anti-seizure medications during pregnancy can breathe a sigh of relief: Young children who were exposed to commonly prescribed medications in utero do not have worse neurodevelopmental outcomes than those of healthy women (Lancet Neurol 2023;22[8]:712-722). Commonly used anti-seizure medications, such as lamotrigine and levetiracetam, are generally considered […]
September 29, 2023 | Causes, Childhood Epilepsy, Education, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in women, News, Women and Epilepsy
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
Even when it comes to epilepsy there are differences between male and female, they reside in the brain and are already formed during pregnancy. Anti-seizure drugs, especially in women, can modify the hormonal balance. Male and female brains are also different when it comes to epilepsy. And these differences are already formed during a pregnancy: […]
June 11, 2023 | Education, Epilepsy, Epilepsy in women, Family and Friends, News, Prevention, Seizures, Stress and Epilepsy, Women and Epilepsy
Neurodiversity refers to the wide range of thinking or diversity of brain functions that we all have. It’s the acknowledgment that everyone’s brain functions uniquely — that we all experience the world differently and have different styles of thinking, communicating, and processing information. The underdiagnoses (Neurodivergent traits being ignored) and misdiagnosis (Neurodivergent traits diagnosed incorrectly […]
May 24, 2023 | Epilepsy, Human Interest Epilepsy, Mental Health, Seizures, Stress and Epilepsy, Women and Epilepsy
Angelini Pharma and the think tank The European House-Ambrosetti have presented at the Congress of Deputies data on the current state of brain health in Europe, under the initiative Headway: a new road map in brain health, highlighting the burden of diseases. With the aim of devising a strategy focused on the care of well-being […]
May 16, 2023 | Epilepsy, Mental Health, Neurology, Research, Seizures, Stress and Epilepsy, SUDEP, Support, Women and Epilepsy
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