Are people with complex partial seizures more poorly adjusted than people with other seizures types?This study examined the ability of the Washington Psychosocial Seizure Inventory (WPSI) to identify patients with elevated (abnormal) scores on scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (...
As most people know, epileptic seizures are treated by means of drugs and each patient is given one of these drugs on clinical trial. If it is clear that a particular drug does not work, another drug is tried. This process continues until success is achieved, meaning that the patient is ...
Addresses tonic seizures as a particular risk factor for drowning in people with epilepsy. How tonic seizures pose a high risk of drowning because expulsion of air from the lungs causes rapid submersion; Case studies; Suggestion that swimming should not be discouraged, because epileptics should be ...
Lisa EspositoandElaine K. HowleyJan. 27, 2025 ASC vs. Hospital Outpatient Department While both ambulatory surgery centers and traditional hospital outpatient departments provide surgical and diagnostic procedures, the two are not exactly the same. Learn how they differ. ...
my neighbors, or was that the fire station across the street?’ Whereas people who aren’t necessarily thinking about it all the time ... chances are they probablyhavefelt earthquakes and just never thought to look into it. It’s like how much does it come to your mind to begin with?
“focus” of misbehaving cells causing seizures. She will cut out part of the temporal lobe or use a laser to destroy smaller spots. While this kind of surgery can stop seizures permanently, it comes with the risk of “major cognitive consequences.” People can lose memories, ...
21. Using scalp EEG data from patients with epilepsy, this paper finds mostly linear dynamics well within and outside of seizures, and mostly nonlinear dynamics (although varying across patients) in the periods around seizure onsets and offsets. While limited in their scope, these works beg for...
4.A spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called Empatica,has created a wearable device that monitors epileptic seizures(癫痫发作). According to Statista,the value of the global mHealth market for 2015is forecasted to be at around 14.5billion U.S.dollars.In fact,247mill...
are poisonous to dogs, thanks to their naturally occurring components that affect the heart. Like with Foxglove and Milkweed, the poisons in Oleanders interfere with the heart muscle’s electrolyte balance. Signs of ingestion include abnormal heart rhythm, nausea, drooling, tremors, and seizures....
aThe organisers of the Games are keen to avoid another controversy like the one that surrounded the unveiling of the puzzle-style Olympic logo in 2007. It was criticised by a sceptical British public. The video used to promote it was even claimed to trigger seizures in a few people.[transla...