Autoimmune Epilepsy

By: Natalie L. Boehm, MBA, RBLP-T What is autoimmune epilepsy? Autoimmune epilepsy is a group of epilepsies mediated by all kinds of autoimmune reactions (Jang et. al., 2020). There are a number of autoimmune conditions that lead to the individual having seizure activity. Autoimmune epilepsy also includes febrile illness-related refractory seizures (FIRES), new-onset refractory status […]

Bioethics and Epilepsy

By:  Natalie L. Boehm, MBA, RBLP-T What is Bioethics? Bioethics is applied ethics focused on health care, medical science, and medical technology. Bioethics is often used as a synonym, and medical ethics is a related but narrower term used most often to refer to ethical problems in medical practice. (Vaughn, 2020) Four Key Principles in […]