Music & Epilepsy: The Perfect Roommates
By: Guy W. Stoker Photo Credit: Photo provided by Guy W. Stoker Music & Epilepsy: The Perfect Roommates Music and epilepsy are two phenomena that affect multiple parts of the body and mindsimultaneously, and both have existed for tens of thousands of years. Each has the ability toenter or alter a person’s life at any […]
Epilepsy in the Workplace
By: Hiya Shah Epilepsy in the Workplace Epilepsy in the workplace can be a tricky thing to discuss. Unfortunately, as a result, it has been susceptible to significant stigma. This article discusses the issues that currently plague individuals with epilepsy in the job market, as well as what they and all employers ought to know. […]
Seizure Dogs
By: Hiya Shah Seizure Dogs Introduction A seizure dog, as described by The Epilepsy Foundation (2019), is “a dog that has been trained (or has learned) to respond to a seizure in someone who has epilepsy”. They are a type of service animal (Catala et al., 2018). There are various types of seizure dogs: It […]
Neuroimaging and Epilepsy
By: Catherine Joachin Neuroimaging and Epilepsy Introduction Neuroimaging in epilepsy involves using noninvasive brain imaging techniques to explore the structure and function of the central nervous systemic relation to epilepsy syndromes, seizure types and the precipitating mechanisms that cause seizures. Although EEG, which uses sensors called electrodes to record electrical brain activity along the scalp, […]