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Insomnia – InfoGraphic
I stumbled upon a great infographic yesterday regarding insomnia. For those unfamilar, insomnia is: Insomnia (or sleeplessness) is most often defined by an individual’s report of sleeping difficulties.[1] While the term is sometimes used in sleep literature to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often defined as a positive response to either of two questions: “Do you experience [...]
Treating Epilepsy with AEDS
Doctors who diagnose and treat epilepsy now have a new update on the advice presented to them by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). The advice offered contains new, updated information that focuses specifically on the drugs the doctors should prescribe to the patients they treat. In recent years, newer drugs [...]
How to Help Someone with a Seizure from Epilepsy
First Aid during an epilepsy seizure It can be very alarming seeing someone undergo an epilepsy seizure, and it can even be quite frightening. However, if an adult is present, there is a lot they can do to make the sufferer more comfortable and even help alleviate the symptoms. If you do happen [...]
Major Study in Epilepsy About to Take Place
At the University of California in San Francisco, one of the biggest ever studies into the nature of epilepsy and the management of the condition is about to take place, with 4,000 subjects involved in a major planned study. Focused entirely on the United Sates initially, the DNA codes and medical histories of patients [...]
Epilepsy and Seizures
The Maxwell family has had a difficult history due to epilepsy. When John and Ann had their son, his first seizure followed when he was just four months old. The difficulties continued from that point on. The boy is called Muir, and his eventual diagnosis revealed that he had a severe form of Myoclonic [...]
National Doodle Day
On Friday 2nd March 2012 National Doodle Day will take place. This fantastic event, organized by a major charity for Epilepsy sufferers, will bring together celebrities and schoolchildren in the fught to get better treatment and raise awareness of epilepsy. Epilepsy Action is the charity organizing the day, and celebrities and notable figures such [...]
Epilepsy Symptoms
Epilepsy is a complex condition, and if we are to truly understand it, we must look carefully at some of the symptoms that it carries. The main issue with epilepsy though, is the fact that it is so complex. If it were simple, the symptoms could quite easily be outlined here and there would be [...]
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