Toothbrushing Triggers Rare Seizures
Australian researchers report three rare cases of people with epilepsy in whom toothbrushing triggered seizures. The risk of such seizures is probably zero for people without epilepsy. The three patients all had reflex epilepsy, in which seizures can be provoked by specific stimuli instead of happening spontaneously.
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Best First-Choice Drugs for Epilepsy ID'd
Lamictal is the best first-choice drug for partial epilepsy, while valproic acid is the best first choice for generalized epilepsy, two major clinical trials show. But for patients who learn they have epilepsy, finding the right drug to control their seizures will continue to be a complicated process. That's because each epilepsy drug has different benefits and different risks for different people.
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Epilepsy Drug Linked to Low IQ
Women of childbearing age should avoid taking the commonly prescribed epilepsy drug valproate because of a negative effect on their children's IQ, researchers say. They found that the intelligence quotient of 2-year-old children was an average of 12 points lower when expectant moms took valproate compared with three other drugs -- Lamictal, carbamazepine, or phenytoin.
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Epilepsy Linked to Higher Suicide Risk
People with epilepsy are three times more likely to commit suicide than the general population, and women with the disease have a greater suicide risk than men, according to new research from Denmark. The Danish study is not the first to link epilepsy to an increase in suicide, but it is the first to use a comprehensive, nationwide population registry to investigate the association.
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Many Adults With Epilepsy Not Treated
More than a third of adults living with epilepsy reported being too physically disabled to hold a job in a new survey, and one in four said they did not take medication even though they had active seizures. Based on the results, researchers with the CDC and the UCLA School of Public Health estimated that about 1% of Californians, or 300,000 residents, have a history of epilepsy and 0.7%, or 182,000, have active seizures or take medicine to control seizures.
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Resective Surgery for Refractory Epilepsy1 hr. 38 min. 6 sec.
Resective surgery for epilepsy targets a specific, localized part of the brain, where the seizures are thought to originate. Though the origin of seizures may be within the frontal, parietal or occipital lobes, most typically, medically refractory seizures originate deep within the temporal lobe. Patients with such seizures can be well treated by a temporal lobectomy - a resective surgery in which scarring deep in the temporal lobe, in a part called the hippocampus, is removed.
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Big Department Stores Welcome All Service Dogs
Officials and managers of several national department store chains say that their policy is to welcome service dogs into their stores when they accompany people with epilepsy. Target does allow animals regardless of what disability they might serve," said Kristin Jahnke, spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-based discount chain.
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Dog Days: Seizure Response Canines Prevent Injuries, Save Lives
Things are going to the dogs for some people with epilepsy. And for those fortunate few, it's a godsend. Seizure response dogs can and do save lives and avert injuries every day. The trained canines guard their masters during a seizure, activate medical alerts or go and get help when necessary.
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Where To Go To Find A Seizure Alert Dog
American Dog Trainers Network
Comprehensive state-by-state and worldwide listings of assistance dog organizations. A good place to start. Assistance Dogs International (ADI)
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Seizure-Alert Dogs--Just the Facts, Hold the Media Hype
"Seizure-alert dogs, save lives". This is what the media would like the general public to believe, and while it makes for a great headline, it also makes for a grave misrepresentation of the truth.The truth is, seizure dogs can not be trained to “alert” a person of an oncoming seizure. Therefore, a seizure dog may be useful in assisting a person during or after a seizure, but is not guaranteed to be able to “alert” a person of an oncoming seizure.
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Seizures in Water
For many people, the scariest aspect of epilepsy is not knowing when or where a seizure will occur. In certain situations, a loss of consciousness is especially dangerous and emergency care must go beyond the routine procedures. A seizure in water is one of these life-threatening situations.
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Seizures in Airplanes
If a person is having a major seizure is in a crowded plane miles above the earth, the rules for first aid are different.
Here are some tips:
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Nighttime Seizure Activity: Will Your Family Ever Sleep Peacefully Again?
As nighttime approaches your heart beats faster as your anxiety level rises. “What if a seizure happens tonight? What if no one is there to help?” Whether you are patient or caregiver, the fear of nocturnal seizures can be intensely disturbing. SUDEP and the Cycle of Fear, Physicians are often reluctant to discuss with patients and their families the possibility that people with epilepsy can die unexpectedly.
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Creating a Safe Home Environment for Seizures
The risk that a person with epilepsy will be injured during a seizure at home can be greatly reduced by taking some simple safety precautions:
* Carpet the floors with heavy pile and thick underpadding.
* If tables and other furniture have sharp corners, pad them. When shopping for new furniture, look for rounded corners.
* Close fireplace screens when the fire is burning. Don't leave a person with uncontrolled seizures alone in a room with a burning fire.
* Avoid using space heaters that can tip over.
* If the person with epilepsy wants to iron clothing or use a curling iron, be sure that the device has an automatic shut-off switch to prevent burns.
* Use chairs with arms to help prevent falling.
In the bathroom
* Hang doors so they open outwards instead of inwards. Then if the person falls against the door, it can still be opened.
* Use carpeting on the floor, with extra padding.
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