What is in a number? The Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES)SirvenJ.I.ingentaconnectEPILEPSY AND BEHAVIOR
Epilepsy, the fourth most common neurological disorder, affects people of all ages and can cause unpredictable seizures. Learn more from the Epilepsy Foundation
Variants in the DEPDC5 have been proved to be main cause of not only various dominant familial focal epilepsies, but also sporadic focal epilepsies. In the present study, a novel variant in DEPDC5 was detected in the patient with focal epilepsy and his healthy father. We aimed to analyze ...
The psychological impact of obesity may contribute todepression, especially in women. In an Australian study, researchers compared the data of more than 48,000 people withdepressionwith data of nearly 300,000 without it. They found that individuals who had obesity were 45% more likely to develop...
Whether exercise is helpful, harmful, or simply has no impact on seizure frequency has been debated for years. People with epilepsy have been warned against vigorous exercise for fear that it might precipitate seizures. A significant number of people with epilepsy believe that exercise increases the...
This difficulty in sleeping is due to an elevation in stress hormones, like cortisol, which disrupts sleep.14 Diet –According to research, the foods you eat15 could impact how well you sleep. More specifically, people who consume more foods with tryptophan, tart cherries, and dietary ...
What Is Epilepsy? Epilepsyis a condition of the brain that can lead to seizures. The disorder is a common nervous system disorder that affects a large portion of the U.S. population. However, some infections such as fungal meningitis have been shown to lead to symptoms of epilepsy. ...
of seizures they experience, which has a serious impact on how well doctors are able to determine what treatments are most suitable for them. This also calls into question many of the previously published research on epilepsy treatments. They recently published this report in The Lancet Neurology....
Parietal lobe epilepsyis seizure activity that occurs within the parietal lobe of the brain. It is very rare and is a focal seizure. Parietal lobe epilepsy generally does not impact awareness, meaning a person is usually awake during the seizure. ...
“Purple Day means a great deal to me because people living with epilepsy deserve a day dedicated to their cause and reminding the world of the seriousness of this condition. Epilepsy is often misunderstood, and Purple Day is an opportunity to help others understand its impact on the entire fa...