By: Nicholas Parekh What is a seizure? Seizures are neurological events characterized by sudden surges of electrical activity in the brain and are common in epileptic patients. Seizures usually last one to two minutes, and seizures that last for more … Continued
By: Annemarie Dechellis What is Refractory Epilepsy? Refractory epilepsy is a type of epilepsy that is characterized by resistance to seizure medications (i.e. AEDs). Refractory epilepsy may also be referred to as drug resistant, treatment non-responder, intractable, or pharmacoresistant epilepsy, … Continued
By: Riley Young Riley Young is a pre-med student living in Vancouver who battled childhood epilepsy. Riley is one of our interns who is helping to educate society about epilepsy. The Defeating Epilepsy Foundation thanks Riley for sharing his story … Continued
By: Annemarie DeChellis What are Gelastic and Dacrystic seizures? Gelastic and Dacrystic seizures are rare types of focal or partial seizures (Kerrigan &Iyengar, 2017). The term Gelastic seizures comes from the Greek word, gelastikos, meaninglaughter, and are characterized by brief … Continued
By: Aliana Gordon What are absence seizures? Absence seizures are generalized onset seizures involving brief, sudden lapses of consciousness. Also referred to as petit mal seizures, they usually last for less than 15 seconds without any warning signs or memory … Continued
By: Lauren Michelle Plenty of research on exercise as a means to reduce seizures exists, but not much research is done on dance as a therapy for those with epilepsy. Yes, dance is a form of exercise and, because 86.5% … Continued
By: Lance Fogan, MD Lance Fogan, M.D. is Clinical Professor of Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. “DINGS” is his first novel. It is a mother’s dramatic story that teaches epilepsy, now available in eBook, audiobook … Continued
By: Natalie L. Boehm, MBA, RBLP-T What are febrile seizures? Febrile seizures are convulsions in a child caused by a spike in body temperature. The most common cause of a febrile seizure is infection. Febrile seizures often occur in children … Continued
By: Annemarie DeChellis Music has long been a part of human history, and can be considered an integral part of the humanexperience. While music has a significant role within cultural and social practices, more recentlyresearch has shown the ways that … Continued
By: Natalie L. Boehm, MBA, RBLP-T What are seizures? What is epilepsy? According to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE), an epileptic seizure is defined as a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms … Continued