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Blog 1. 10 Years of Epilepsy50

Blog 1. 10 Years of Epilepsy

600,000 people in the United Kingdom (1 in 103 people) suffer, live and deal with epilepsy and a further 87 are diagnosed with a variation of it every day. On Saturday 20th October 2001 I joined those stats. Just before Christmas 2011 my...

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My Experiences with Seven Fibromyalgia Medications76

My Experiences with Seven Fibromyalgia Medications

My personal experiences with seven different fibromyalgia medications over the past three years. Amitriptalyne, Cyclobenzaprine, Gabapentin, Mirapex, Prozac, Tramadol and Tyenol 3.

6 comments    medication fibromyalgia prozac
Dogs Alert Owners Of Epileptic Seizures Fits71

Dogs Alert Owners Of Epileptic Seizures Fits

Did you know that dogs can alert epileptics when they will have a seizure? Some dogs may be trained while others have this innate ability. Learn much more.

3 comments    health dogs pet
Ezogabine (Potiga): A New Medication For Epilepsy82

Ezogabine (Potiga): A New Medication For Epilepsy

Ezogabine is an oral, small molecule drug approved by the FDA in June 2011 for the treatment of partial-onset epileptic seizures. It is the first epilepsy drug that works by activating potassium ion channels in nerve cells in the brain. Ezogabine showed convincing efficacy at decreasing the frequency of seizures in patients who did not respond to older drugs. In addition, ezogabine had an acceptable safety profile.

0 comments    epilepsy electroencephalogram
Canine Epilepsy: Expert Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions74

Canine Epilepsy: Expert Answers to Your Frequently Asked Questions

A diagnosis of canine epilepsy can strike fear in an owner's heart as they wonder if they will need to euthanize their precious pet. Here is insider information from a vet who lost her dog Barney to epilepsy on ways to cope.

16 comments    canine epilepsy epileptic dog
Corpus Callosum, Epilepsy & Split-Brain Experiments74

Corpus Callosum, Epilepsy & Split-Brain Experiments

This page discusses the corpus collosum and it's relationship to epileptic seizures, the surgery to cut the corpus callosum for epilepsy, resulting in the split brain patients experiment, and research & studies with the split brain operation.

2 comments    patients lens nerves
Phenobarbital For Dogs66

Phenobarbital For Dogs

Phenobarbital Dogs Seizures are one of the saddest images of a sick dog that is not acting normally. They may look frightening to some dog owners who see seizures for the first time. Seizures are usually an indication of a serious brain disease...

0 comments    epileptical seizures
What is Febrile seizures ?58

What is Febrile seizures ?

It is a seizure caused exclusively by fever without any metabolic or neurological disease. It is a reaction that occurs in case of fever over 38 ° c in children between 6 months and 5 years. This includes 5% of children.

0 comments    fever convulsions simple febrile
History of Pennhurst School and Hospital59

History of Pennhurst School and Hospital

Pennhurst is one of the most talked about haunted places. With all the horrible things that went on there it no doubt would be a fascinating place to investigate.

0 comments    children education school
How to Bring your Wife out of a Full Blown Grand Mal Epileptic Seizure84

How to Bring your Wife out of a Full Blown Grand Mal Epileptic Seizure

The first time I witnessed anyone having a grand mal epileptic seizure must have been around seventh or eighth grade. One of the boys a couple of years ahead ouf our class had epilepsy. Say what? Never...

18 comments    how to wife epilepsy
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