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Epilepsy is a disorder defined by many as having recurrent and unprovoked seizures (apgar pg 296). These seizures can range from very physical and dramatic seizures to light twitches or no movement at all (kirka…). Despite the obvious physical issues of this disease, its problems start in the brain, and the seizures are usually categorized by where they affect the brain. There are generalized onset seizures, which start on both sides of the brain, focal onset seizures, which start in one…

Epilepsy is characterized as a brain disorder in which you have a tendency to trigger seizures. It occurs when there is a abnormal or excessive amount of electrical activity in the brain, and is usually diagnosed after a person has two or more seizures that are not caused by medical conditions. Epilepsy is very common in society today. 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy in their lifetime and 65 million people already have epilepsy worldwide. After any type of epileptic seizure episodes of…

Perimenstrual catamenial epilepsy is one of the many forms of epilepsy. This particular form of epilepsy only occurs in a person`s life during or closely around their time for menstruation. It only affects individuals who are already suffering from epilepsy. The percentage is a large range because it is sometimes hard to detect from a regular epileptic seizure. The percentage range for people suffering from perimenstrual catamenial epilepsy is anywhere from ten percent to seventy percent of…

Kirsten Jones Ms. Scannell English III March 3, 2017 Controversy in Epileptic Medication Around five percent of epileptics are sensitive to lights that flicker. For example, strobe lights or a change in light can be a trigger for seizures. Although the medications given for epilepsy are to help minimize the seizures, there are other treatment options. Those other treatments may include a ketogenic diet, surgery in the brain, and even medical marijuana. Epileptic seizures can happen…

Introduction Authorities are investigating what seems to be an indication of murder after an infant child was discovered stuffed in the microwave early morning by relatives. Elizabeth Renee Otte and Joseph Anthony Martinez Sr., the mother and father of infant baby Joseph Lewis Martinez Jr. lived with the father’s elder parents in a small, one brick rancher in Lenexa, Virginia. Elizabeth Otte, who apparently suffers from severe epileptic seizures and blackouts up to 50 minutes, claims that she…

Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain becomes disrupted, causing seizures or periods of unusual behavior, sensations and sometimes loss of consciousness (Mayo Clinic, p.1). People with epilepsy seizure symptoms can vary. Some people simply stare blankly for a few seconds while a seizure occurs, while others repeatedly twitch their arms or legs. About 1 in 26 people in the United States will develop a seizure disorder. Nearly 10 percent of…

The disease of Epilepsy has existed for thousands of years but only in the past hundred years or so has it begun to be understood. The recordings of seizures have been recovered as far back as the first days of history and can even be found in the bible. According to these records tend to be highly superstitious and religious though a few of the more scientifically minded have provided more empirical observations. All of them have attempted to explain and cure this strange phenomenon through a…

Fact Sheet: Epilepsy Resource: Falvo Chapter 6 Difference between Epilepsy and Seizures: • Epilepsy is a word used to explain a group of syndromes combined with the disruption of electrical activity in the brain, which can disturb consciousness, movement, or actions during a seizure • A seizure is a sudden state of temporary loss of control of body functions • Epilepsy is recurrent and provoked by changes in the brain itself • If the cause is reversible and not reoccurring then it would be a…

Epilepsy Disease is a brain disorder. Clusters of nerve cells in the brain signal abnormally. The normal pattern of neuronal activity is disturbed. It causes strange sensations, emotions, and behavior. Sometimes it causes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is not contagious or caused by a mental illness or mental retardation. It cannot be cured, but can eventually go away on its own in some people. It may develop because of an abnormality in the brain wiring, an…

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES), also known as pseusoseizures, are episodes of movement, sensation, or behaviors that are similar to epileptic seizures but are not associated with physiological central nervous system dysfunction, but rather they are somatic manifestations of psychologic distress. Therefore, psychogenic seizures are not caused by abnormal brain electrical activity. Diagnosis may be difficult due to the broad diversity of PNES presentations, lack of one single unifying…