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employment; however she is fearful of her safety and problems with her memory during and after a workplace seizure. In ensuring her safety in the workplace she can do things like designate a person to respond to her emergencies, keep her area/aisles clear of clutter, and make a plan of action for others to determine how to respond/react when she has a seizure on the job. After her seizures she experiences brief memory deficits, which could possibly affect her ability to complete tasks, remember…

it has become one of the most commonly used antiepileptic medications in North America. An extensive amount of careful scientific trials has been done in a great number of patients (Epilepsy Foundation, n.d). It is best used to treat partial-onset seizures, but has value in treating tonic-clonic…

blood sugar they will have a hard time using their motor skills. This requires them to get up to get something to bring their sugar up and if they can't it will cause damage or harm. Low blood sugar can cause the diabetics to become sleepy, or have seizures. When they become sleepy than can fall into a coma. When the diabetics fall asleep, the dogs will lick their face until they come to. If the blood sugars become high than it can cause the diabetics harm, by damaging their kidneys or their…

I was eight, there was a single event that changed my life, identity, interests, struggles, and successes. This one event led to many more. In the fall of 2007, I had my first seizure, the first of many. It took us months to get a diagnosis of epilepsy, of complex-partial seizures. When someone has a complex-partial seizure, they are neither conscious nor unconscious; they’re in between, both aware and unaware at the same time. They typically do some kind of small motion; picking at clothes,…

Cause of Seizures All of a sudden she drops to the ground and her eyes rolled into the back of her head. She begins to shake and isn’t responsive to anyone calling her name. A seizure… A sudden attack of illness. You never know when they will come but what exactly is the cause of them? You understand that you have triggers but sometimes new ones hop out of the blue. Truly, you can never know when to expect the seizure. What exactly is a seizure? Where do they come from? Who are prone to…

is a brain disorder that causes seizures. The brain disorder affects your nervous system. People are diagnosed with epilepsy when they have two or more seizures. These are classified into two groups. Type of Seizure What it affects and how. Generalized Seizure Affects both sides of the brain Absent Seizure sometimes called petit mal seizures, can cause rapid blinking or a few seconds of staring into space. Tonic-clonic seizures also called grand mal seizures, can make a person: Cry out…

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder affecting all ages. Epileptic seizures occur as a brain insult that results in one of three forms. Seizures can be systemic, toxic or metabolic. Epilepsy has been defined as brain disorder characterized by enduring predisposition to generate seizures, by the neurobiological, cognitive, psychological and social consequences of the condition. An epileptic seizure is defined as a transient event of signs and symptoms due to abnormal excessive neuronal…

causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of consciousness (MayoClinic). Diagnosis of epilepsy is not an easy task as it comes in many forms and can range anywhere from a blank stare to full body convulsions, but once it is diagnosed, epilepsy can often be treated with medication and the patient can live a normal life. One thing that must be noted is that these medications can have side effects that are detrimental to the oral cavity. An epileptic seizure…

A seizure is a symptom of underlying central nervous system dysfunction in which abnormal electrical discharges in areas of the brain are responsible for a temporary episode of behavior alteration. Seizures may be trigger by certain factors including stressful situations, such as hypoxia or rapid drop in blood glucose. It can also occur in young children and infants due to a sudden elevation in body temperature. There are different types of seizures, generalized and partial, and their…

Services include: resource center with educational materials for loan, support groups, and epilepsy awareness programs. http://www.arkansasepilepsy.com/ FACES (Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures) The mission of FACES is to improve the quality of life for all those affected by epilepsy and seizures. FACES is affiliated with NYU Langone Medical Center and its Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. FACES funds research to improve epilepsy care, advances new therapies, and fosters a supportive…