Unprovoked Seizures

There are ways Epilepsy can be diagnosed and treated. Ways that tests can help diagnose this disease is through EEG’S, Blood testing, Pet scans, or Spinal taps can help diagnose this disorder. Although Epilepsy cannot be cured, treatment by medications can help. Sometimes when people have uncontrollable seizures medication cannot help them. Medication is given to people with epilepsy to help control the seizures a person can have when someone has Epilepsy. Epilepsy

Epilepsy is one of the longest disorders that have been around. Dr. John Hughlings Jackson (1835-1911) was the first person to provide an acceptable classification of seizures to the medical community. Seizures can be classified as a generalized seizure or as a partial seizure. Generalized seizures involve both hemispheres of the brain. It can

In the brain there is a irregular electricity that causes absence seizures. The main way to see is someone is having an absence seizure is to put them through an Electroencephalography or EEG for short. This monitors the brain waves through various wave lengths but in the case of absence seizures we are looking for a 3-Hz spike in the brain waves. This tells us if they are having an absence seizure in some other

Seizure disorders, according to the Mayo Clinic (2015), affect approximately 1 in 26 people in the United States. Persistent, or chronic, seizures result from a condition called epilepsy, a neurological disorder of the central nervous system. It can affect anyone regardless of age, but is more common during early childhood and after age 60. Given the number of people that seizure disorders, such as epilepsy, affect, it becomes helpful to gain a foundational understanding of the disease, including some of the causes, symptoms, and treatments available.

In the present time, the usage of 24-hour EEG video monitoring have proved many past physicians incorrect about their distinction between true and false seizures. EEG/video of pseudoseizures has revealed that urination, injury, and drug responsiveness may be part of nonepileptic episodes as well as epileptic episodes. As a result, EEG/video has become the gold standard for discriminating between epileptic and nonepileptic attack (Bergen, 154-155). Both clinical observation and EEG/video have reveal that long durations of start-stop pattern, direct actions, and situational triggers are more common in pseudoseizures than in true seizures (Bergen, 154-155). In addition true tonic-clonic seizures with combination of postictal oxygen debt, accumulation of saliva, and reduce level of consciousness are often followed by deep respirations and snoring or stertorous respiratory patterns, however, pseudoseizures lack these characteristics (Bergen, 154-155). The eyes remained open in every tonic-clonic and hypermotor seizures, but were closed in almost 90 percent of pseudoseizures (Bergen, 154-155). The result have shown that it is important to be able to differentiate between pseudoseizure and true seizure, but it is also crucial that physicians be able to find the underlying cause of the seizure as well.

On May 9th, 2014, I had an unexpected seizure in the middle of the night. At the time my parents were asleep, and they were awoken in a state of shock. Seizures are really scary because they are unexpected. As a matter of fact, the people who go through them are totally unaware of their surroundings and are left vulnerable to the dangers around them. Because of this drastic event, I had to go through many time-consuming tests, one of which was the EEG, which took one whole day and night at the hospital. An EEG is a very complex, expensive and time-consuming system, also it is uncomfortable for patients, especially for young children.

PTE can be prevented by subsiding from dangerous or risky behavior which can increase the chance of brain injury leading to this form of epilepsy. If diagnosed with epilepsy, the best way to manage it is by participating in treatment so seizures can be reduced and the quality of life improved upon. It is known that Epilepsy is one of the most common serious disorders of the brain affecting people worldwide. Therefore, it is essential that not only the person diagnosed with the disorder, but the general public, should be well educated about

Nowadays, Epilepsy is the 4th most common neurological disorder –only migraine, stroke and Alzheimer’s disease occurs more frequently-, and it commonly has no identifiable cause, according to the World Health Organization. These figures are just one factor that persuades me that my choice of a career in neurosciences was the right one, and motivates me to study further at PhD level in this field to help combat serious problems like epilepsy.

The topic to be researched is epilepsy. Epilepsy is a serious neurological disorder where the brain is prone to seizures. Seizures are caused by neurones in the brain receiving too much electrical activity. Recurring seizures are the only visible symptom of epilepsy. Epilepsy has 2 main types of seizures – generalised and partial. The type of seizure will depend on the brain area affected. Epilepsy is most commonly diagnosed during childhood – under the age of 15, and also during later stages of life – over the age of 65. Genetics can also play a part in some types of epilepsy, such as Lafora Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsy and Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy. As epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system it can affect the body in different

People uneducated about Epilepsy may have confused thoughts on what it really is. People have these "notions," which are partly or entirely not true. So, throughout this research paper, these notions will be proven untrue, mostly by factual information given by

Epilepsy is a growing disorder in the world. Many people tend to be unaware they have epilepsy due to no diagnosis or believing their seizures are something simple. The epilepsy community of Texas is in great need due to the increasing costs of medication and medical service, lack of programs for diagnosed children and insignificant increase in education concerning epilepsy. The Epilepsy Foundation of Texas (EFTX) and Epilepsy Foundation of Central and South Texas (EFCST) were established in order to help patients with these types of problems. These two affiliates of the national Epilepsy Foundation serve the entire state of Texas. Both organizations have the same mission: the Epilepsy Foundation leads the fight to stop seizures, find a cure and overcome the challenges created by epilepsy.

The two types are generalized epilepsy and focal epilepsy, which are then divided into subtypes. Generalized epilepsy originates in all parts of the brain and therefore the surgery that helped Shane would not be helpful. Focal epilepsy, on the other hand, originates in one specific region of the brain and can be treated with surgery. Treatment depends on the patient's medical history, age gender, weight, and what type of seizure they are experiencing. Since there are many people who do not respond to medications, many has seeked help in order direction. For example, a girl from Colorado that suffers from Dravet Syndrome has cannabidiol, a non psychoactive component of marijuana, to treat her symptoms and saw favorable results. In addition, British drug company got the approval from U.S FDA to test a new drug called Epidiolex. It turns out that 42% of the 225 patients saw a reduction of seizures. Another option has been the NueroPace’s RNS System, which was approved by FDA in 2013. This device is a neurostimulator implanted under the skull and detect unusual electrical activity. Once unusual electrical activity has been detected, the device helps stop or prevent the seizure. In addition, researchers continue to work hard to come up with new medication and devices that will help treat

Electroencephalography (EEG) has a broad use in both medical practices and medical research for diagnosing and identifying epileptic seizures, syncope (fainting), cognitive psychologies, and psychophysiological research (Niedermever, 2004). Commonly used in identifying epilepsy, the EEG helps the doctors to distinguish types of seizures, the reasons to trigger the seizures and also the treatment needed. Types of EEG are different according to test aims, facilities, medical and patients’ situations, and are generally separated into 4 types: Routine EEG, Sleep EEG, Ambulatory EEG and Video EEG. All of the types would record electrical activities of the brain, investigate their potential fluctuations and brain waves, and perform analysis to convert the data into useful information in identifying the seizures. Usually, the EEG test will last for 20 to 40 minutes, and will be conducted by attaching scalp with the electrodes which are connected to an EEG recording machine (NHS, 2017).

It will be able to detect seizures, and after (a certain time that will be decided later) that it detects a seizure, it will inject the seizure-stopping treatment into the afflicted person. The device will utilize a combination of (maybe electrodermal and motion sensors) to pick up on biomarkers in order to detect a seizures, The device that we are proposing is intended for developing countries and will be targeted to people with epilepsy who cannot be regularly and dependably reached by medical staff and are at risk for death and injury from the seizures caused by epilepsy. We will use small doses of the drug, benzodiazepines, to allow for a small supply. The drug will be injected intramuscularly, as it is easier to put a drug in a muscle than a vein during the event of a seizure. The device will inject the drug if it detects the seizure for more than 2-3 minutes, as only seizures that last longer than 5 minutes cause serious damage. By cutting down on the time elapsed since the start of the seizure, we also reduce the risk of accidents. The automatic seizure detection and injection removes the need to educate family members on proper use of the device making it safer than a hand-hold injector and less susceptible to human

Epilepsy is a condition in which a person has two or more seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. Epilepsy is one of the oldest conditions of the human race. Epilepsy Awareness is important because Epilepsy is a widely misunderstood disorder. The reason that Epilepsy has been misunderstood has been mainly due to research not being conducted until the middle of the nineteenth century. There are six main types of seizures and many treatments that can assist an epileptic patient. Many facts and myths exist about a person who has Epilepsy, which, is why it is an important disorder to understand. A person living with Epilepsy can typically have a normal life after seeking medical advice from doctors.