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Woman donates paintings to hospital that cured epilepsy giving her ‘freedom’
A woman has donated paintings to the hospital that cured her epilepsy giving her "freedom" again. Helen Butler suffered up to 25 seizures a week and was left with horror injuries including a broken nose and collarbone because of her fits. The 42-year-old battled...
Mum blasts landlord as she claims stress over repairs has caused her to have more seizures
Elizabeth says she has woken up "covered in blood" after biting the inside of her mouth A North London mum with epilepsy claims she has waited more than a year for her landlord to fix her home and says the stress caused by delays has made her have more seizures....
Genes linked to epilepsy, possible treatment identified by Japanese, Saudi researchers
Epilepsy can be caused by a mutation in a protein that is important for transporting substances in the brain, a Japanese-Saudi Arabian research team announced in an academic journal last month. There are estimated to be around one million patients with epilepsy in...
I was diagnosed with epilepsy at 34 after doctors said it was anxiety – misdiagnosis is not uncommon
Diagnosis can be a postcode lottery and is hampered by general understanding of epilepsy – only 3 in 100 sufferers are triggered by flashing lights The first time it happened was in July. I was sitting at my desk, sifting through a swamped inbox when my mind slipped...
First Aid And Medical Intervention In Epileptic Seizures: Convulsive Emergencies
Epileptic seizures are the eighth most common emergency to which first aid professionals respond, accounting for almost 5% of all emergency calls Epileptic seizures and convulsive emergencies: what they are and how to deal with them An epileptic seizure is a period of...
Epilepsy Devices for Seizure Detection and Treatment
If you have epilepsy, your body sends signals before the onset of a seizure. These signals can range from subtle changes in heart rate to more noticeable auras (warnings or feelings of an oncoming seizure). Not everyone can clue into these signals—particularly...
How Do Epilepsy Clinical Trials Work?
Epilepsy clinical trials study possible interventions for seizure prevention. Interventions might include medications, procedures, or behavioral changes. Researchers often conduct lab studies to establish risks and benefits before moving to human trials. Those with...
Why a Rare Type of Epilepsy Can Affect Consciousness
Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per day, staying awake the whole time but having no sense of awareness during these lapses. In children with absence epilepsy, these highly disruptive episodes are known as absence seizures. Children...
Cycle for Shane raises £150,000
A FUNDRAISING campaign in memory of a 23-year-old man who died suddenly from epilepsy has surpassed its target of raising £150,000. Last summer, 17 cyclists completed a mammoth cycle from London to Achill Island in memory of Shane Corrigan, who died suddenly in...
Teen Forgoes Christmas Gifts To Bring Cheer To WMC Patients, Nurses
Riley Naldrett didn’t want the usual gifts this Christmas. Instead, she asked her parents to use the money they would have spent on her to buy gifts for children in the Pediatric Unit at Winchester Medical Center. Then on Dec. 15, the Nokesville teen and her parents...
Newer Drugs for Epilepsy Less Likely to Be Prescribed to Black, Latino Patients on Medicaid
Patients with epilepsy on Medicaid insurance of Black, Latino, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Island ethnicity were associated with lower odds of being on newer, second- and third-generation, antiseizure medications compared with White individuals....
Cat named Ricky Gervais who repeatedly saved owner’s life dies after final heroic act
Pet Ricky Gervais saved owner Carrie after she stopped breathing in her sleep numerous times by meowing loudly to wake her. He now rests in an urn alongside Karl Pilkington and Homer Simpson A grief-stricken mother and daughter are remembering their heroic cat named...
Epilepsy and Alcohol: Triggers and Safe Drinking
There’s a complex relationship between seizures and alcohol. Heavy, long-term alcohol use and withdrawal from alcohol can lead to seizures. Alcohol can also trigger seizures if you have epilepsy and often interacts poorly with anti-seizure medications. In this...
The Neuronal Basis of Impaired Consciousness in Absence Epilepsy
Summary: During absence seizures, most neurons showed decreased activity. This, researchers say, explains the decrease in brain function and impaired consciousness during an absence epilepsy seizure. Imagine slipping in and out of consciousness hundreds of times per...
Understanding the molecular basis of how THC cannabinoid inhibits an important human enzyme
In various European countries and North America, medical cannabis or medicines based on cannabinoids are authorized for therapeutic purposes. While the cannabis plant contains over 100 cannabinoids, THC (D9-tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) are the...
Psychogenic Neurological Symptoms
Emergency services are often faced with situations that they don’t know how to deal with. For instance, some people arrive having suffered seizures similar to epileptic incidents. However, medical tests don’t uncover any neurological origin. There are also those who...
The Late Disney Star Cameron Boyce’s Parents Are Working to Curb Epilepsy
Disney star Cameron Boyce, who was called “sunshine in shoes,” passed away unexpectedly in 2019, and his parents want to prevent this from happening to anyone else. The 20-year-old actor who played Jessie and Descendants on the Disney Channel passed away in his sleep...
What to Know About COVID-19 and Epilepsy
Debate continues as to whether epilepsy increases the severity of coronavirus People with epilepsy do not appear to be at a greater risk of getting coronavirus (COVID-19) than anyone else. That said, experts suggest that as many as one in four people with epilepsy...
Developing a Framework to Address Health Inequities in Epilepsy
A review explored the connection between 4 domains (structural, sociocultural, health care, and physiological) contributing to the persistence of inequities in epilepsy risk and outcomes in the United States, as well as key areas of intervention to promote health...
Fourth Annual Purple Day®️ For Epilepsy Awareness Around The World and Expo
Purple Day®, celebrated annually on March 26th is the largest grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. It was created in 2008, by then nine-year-old Cassidy Megan. Motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy, she wanted to get...
