Temporal lobe epilepsy

and help people fund towards the cause. There are many things that are not caused diseases that have awareness months’ such as teen nonviolence dating. I believe that Epilepsy should have its own awareness month because how many people really know what it is, how it affects people, the way it is treated or how much it costs. Epilepsy is when something in your brain is triggered and when that happens a person falls to the ground and has what is called an epileptic seizure. Some people know when…

Epilepsy is a disorder that affects the central nervous system. During an epileptic episode, the brain's neural activity becomes disrupted. The disruption causes periods of unusual activity and seizures. A seizure can sometimes cause a loss of consciousness. During a seizure, people can have several different symptoms. Some people twitch their arms and legs uncontrollably, and other people stare blankly until the seizure is over. Prescription Medications Anti-epileptic medication can prevent…

surge of electrical activity in the brain and is caused by an abnormal and excessive electrical discharge of a group of neurons within the brain. “Epilepsy is the condition of recurrent spontaneous seizures arising from abnormal electrical activity in the brain.” (Stafstorm & Rho 2014) Anyone can experience a seizure under the right conditions while epilepsy suggests an enduring variation of brain function that facilitates seizure reoccurrence. At a basic level seizures can be perceived as an…

Epilepsy is defined as being a central nervous system disease (neurological disease), in which the nerve cell activity in your brain is disturbed, causing a seizure. During a seizure one might experience involuntary shaking which may involve part of the body or the entire body, loss of consciousness, and possible loss of bowel or bladder control. Seizures can vary in length from brief lapses of attention or muscle jerks, to severe and prolonged convulsions. Seizures may also vary in how often…

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have one of these, then there is a chance that the person may have epilepsy. Epilepsy is a chronic disease that affects many people. Epilepsy patients look just like anyone else. Although this disease is rather common, the patients do not show any visual signs of this disease until they are having a seizure. “Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, the hallmark of which is recurrent, unprovoked seizures. Many people with epilepsy have more than one type of seizure and may have other symptoms…

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emergency medical technicians arrived at the front door, the little boy started breathing again. I was the small child who turned blue. I had just experienced my first grand mal seizure, and this incident was the beginning of my journey living with epilepsy. I could have died on that cold winter night, but instead, I survived. My life was forever changed after the first grand mal seizure. In a split second, my life was transformed from a typical carefree person to one who had a disability. Since…

which mean it was possible for her to perform the action of putting her baby in the microwave mistaking it for a bottle without conscious thought or intentions and then no remember anything that took place. Neurologist W. Stephen Corrie, an expert on epilepsy was appointed to evaluate Otte, said she suffers from a prolonged period of confusion and disorientation after seizures. During that time she was able to operate an audio cassette tape but would have no memory of ever manipulating it…