Living with photosensitive epilepsy can be unnerving and frustrating. You never know when you will have a seizure. But many people with photosensitive epilepsy live productive and relatively normal lives. Most people find that over time, they have fewer seizures. SourcesUpdate History...
Structural causes: Abnormal structures in the brain can cause epilepsy and may be present at birth or acquired through an injury, brain tumor, stroke, or other cause. Genetic causes: Epilepsy can be caused by genetic defects, which can be inherited or occur spontaneously. Autoimmune epilepsy: Im...
If epilepsy does not affect the power of judgment of the patient, then the patient can exercise any of his/her rights except obtaining a driver's license. If the sickness and the medications affect the patient's power of judgment and require protection over him/her, the patient should be ...
Understanding the causes and risk factors of epilepsy is like solving a puzzle—each piece offers vital clues that help us manage, prevent, and demystify this complex condition. While epilepsy can arise from a variety of underlying issues, identifying what drives its onset allows for better care,...
Although people at risk can often be identified, interventions to prevent the development of the disorder are not available. Moreover, in at least 30% of patients, epilepsy cannot be controlled by current antiseizure medications (ASMs). As a result of considerable progress in epilepsy genetics ...
Your epilepsy team can help you understand the risks and benefits of surgery so you can make the best decision that will help you control your seizures
The Epilepsy Foundation offers local assistance, support, and resources. Local Resources Epilepsy and Stigma Stigma can be the biggest struggle of a person’s epilepsy journey, yet no one is talking about it. Together, we can address the stigma and change our journey. ...
Central respiratory depression can be the result of epileptic discharges. Apnea is a rare clinical feature of seizures, but laryngeal spasm and apnea have been reported as isolated epileptic features or in complex partial seizures.43 The focal seizures associated with apnea seem to originate mostly ...
Pervasive and severe difficulties with mathematics can be the result of developmental dyscalculia or a mathematics learning disorder (MLD; Kaufmann et al.,2013; Kaufmann & von Aster,2012), with two studies reporting a 6% prevalence rate of mathematics learning disorders in children (Fortes et al....
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