Imagine a child with epilepsy having a seizure in a public place. People may not know how to react. They might be frightened or even move away instead of offering help. This is a common situation that people with epilepsy and their families face.Adamkiewicz's mother, Rozman, has seen this...
Upon admission he was observed to be nervous, unsure of where he was, and to have an unsteady, tottering gait. Throughout his stay in the Asylum his case notes regularly commented on his bodily weakness until, in January 1872, he had a seizure whilst eating some bread at breakfast and ...
Neurostimulators are used to stimulate the Vagus nerve, for example, to treat epilepsy, obesity and depression. Brain stimulators are similar to a pacemaker-like device and include electrodes implanted deep into the brain for sensing the onset of a seizure and also providing electrical stimulation...