epilepsyinability to drivedrivingFor people with epilepsy, ability to drive is the highest valued aspect of quality of life, and being denied a driving license is felt as stigmatizing. The explanation for this is better employment possibilities for those who are able to drive. In Germany a ...
You can’t drive a car, either. Graves moved to California and took odd jobs, at hotels and dog kennels. Anywhere on a bus line. For a while, he drank heavily. That made the seizures worse. Epilepsy, it’s often said, is a disease that takes people hostage. ...
Even if a mere 10% more autistic people were allowed access to the workforce, then the economy could be boosted by £593.25 million per year. Barriers and discrimination in employment include: recruitment, interviews and assessments; the sensory environment at work; social pressures; lack of con...
While the compared linear and nonlinear models were found to be as predictive of EEG data in ref. 20 and iEEG data in ref. 22, the results were mixed in ref. 21. Using scalp EEG data from patients with epilepsy, this paper finds mostly linear dynamics well within and outside of ...
Turner is one of many scientists cautioning people against the use of exosomes. “I would say that it’s a bit of a Wild West out there with respect to how these are being used,” says Kalluri of MD Anderson Cancer Center. “Ultimately, some science needs to be done...
Over time,Picard and her team fine-tuned iCalm to what is now the Embrace watch which monitors the user's physiological stress levels.Embrace monitors electrodermal activity (EDA) and movement with an objective of reducing Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP),the leading cause of death ...
If the eyes are really the "window to the soul" then the soul -- and perhaps the conscious "I AM" -- must be located just behind the eyes. This is a reality for most of us who believe, especially when speaking to another person, that we're interacting with a space in back of th...
So kids are growing up learning "bad behavior" online is tolerated, even expected. If what children see every day on their screen is people communicating with them badly, it becomes normalized and they are willing to accept it is part of life. ...
I believe the circumstance improved for me when I allowed myself to grieve - same process for any unimaginable loss of a dream or control. I have felt this is an important step for me to cope and let go. I have to remind myself, our children are people - now adults. They don’t...
what helps me cope up is a friend who knows how to deal with people like us. regular talks with her helps me, most esp. when i am a week before have my period wherein i am extremely sensitive, easily down, depressed and all those horrifying experiences with people come up again on ...