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 ...
can lead to rapid heart rate, hallucinations, and seizures in dogs, according to Stephanie Liff of Brooklyn Cares Veterinary Hospital. Baked goods or other recipes containing small amounts of the spicedo not pose a threat; however, if your dog chews on the spice container or gets into the s...
5. Partial Seizures Although rare, FRAP behavior can be attributed to apartial seizurein some cats. This is more likely if your cat has epilepsy. How Can I Stop My Cat’s Zoomies? The occasional zooming episode from your cat can often be entertaining to witness and isn’t anything too mu...
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?
it usually means they're getting into something they're not supposed to be getting into. After my dog had to have surgery to remove a lump of carpet she had eaten, I wanted to know if there were any other strange or unusual things other people's pets have digested. How some of these...
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. [...
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...
They feed on the blood of people and animals. Ticks might look like insects, but they’re arachnids, such as spiders. There are many types of ticks, and they live in different parts of the U.S. What Do Ticks Look Like? Ticks are related to spiders, so they have eight legs. They ...