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My Week: Michael Polkey, Consultant Respiratory Physician at a Sleep Clinic

by Faces of Epilepsy

My week: Michael Polkey, consultant respiratory physician at a sleep clinic Problems with breathing often lead to sleep disorders, such as obstructive sleep apnoea, and there is much research being done with patients We do sleep studies in the hospital on most nights, using machines to monitor changes in the patient's body. These can also [...]

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Epilepsy: 199 Answers: A Doctor Responds to His Patients’

by Faces of Epilepsy

Written by noted specialist Andrew Wilner, Epilepsy: 199 Answers provides accurate, current, and comprehensible medical information for epilepsy patients, family members, and anyone involved in patient care. Easy to read, informative, and time-tested, this question-and-answer book helps readers ask better questions to develop a deeper understanding of the nature of this disease. This completely updated edition includes [...]

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100 Questions & Answers About Epilepsy

by Faces of Epilepsy

More than 3 million people in the United States suffer from epilepsy. Whether you are a newly diagnosed patient or a loved one of someone suffering from the disease, this book offers help. The only text to provide the doctor's and patient's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Epilepsy gives you authoritative, practical answers to [...]

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Treating Epilepsy With Natural Remedies

by Faces of Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a nerve related physical disorder. In epilepsy the brain's normal electrical activity is disrupted and the patient experiences seizures as a result of that. In an Epilepsy attack patients may lose consciousness or his/her vision can turn blank for a few seconds. Patients lose control over their senses and start making queer movements [...]

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Herbal Remedies for Epilepsy

by Faces of Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a condition where a person's brain, for any amount of reasons, takes off in a frenzy of electrical activity which causes the person to have a seizure. The reason for epilepsy is often unknown, although there is a good list of things that have been proven to have some connections to the disease. [...]

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Fast Facts: Epilepsy

by Faces of Epilepsy

Now in its fourth edition, "Fast Facts: Epilepsy" is a succinct and practical aid to diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of seizure disorders. The contents include: The diagnostic essentials - classification of seizures, conditions that can mimic epileptic seizures, clinical evaluation of the patient and the latest brain-imaging techniques; the principles of drug [...]

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Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment

by Faces of Epilepsy

Make your way through the epilepsy maze Epilepsy is a complex neurological condition. There are many modern treatment options, and treatment should nowadays be tailored to an individual patient. But identification of the best therapy can be a labyrinthine process. The Handbook of Epilepsy Treatment provides a practical pathfinder for treating epilepsy based on published [...]

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Epilepsy. Guidance for Patients

by Faces of Epilepsy

Epilepsy - one of the most widespread diseases of nervous system which cause of the prominent features represents a serious medical and social problem. Among the children's population frequency of epilepsy makes 0,75-1 %, from them of 65 % can live practically without attacks provided that they pass appropriating medical examination and receive appropriate treatment. [...]

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Epilepsy Syndromes: Expert Consult – Online, Print, and DVD

by Faces of Epilepsy

Drs. Mary Ann Werz and Ignacio L. Pita present Epilepsy Syndromes, a unique book with companion DVD that guides you through the difficult diagnostic challenges associated with this disorder. It is organized by epilepsy syndromes for easy reference, and the DVD shows patient videos running concurrently with their EEG tracings. It's the perfect tool for [...]

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Senate Clears Bill Shielding Docs in Driving Cases

by Faces of Epilepsy

Senate clears bill shielding docs in driving cases BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Senators have approved a bill to protect physicians from civil lawsuits if they recommend that a patient's driver's license be revoked for medical reasons. Read more on Idaho Press-Tribune Tags: Senate, Social Issues, Idaho Press-Tribune Senate, Press, boise idaho

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Epilepsy: What About Surgery? Part One

by Faces of Epilepsy

When should epilepsy patients consider surgery as treatment for seizures? In Part One, Making the Decision, Dr. Pete Weber, MD explores who should consider corrective surgery as treatment for epilepsy and what qualifies or disqualifies a patient with recurring seizures for surgical treatment. Dr. Weber is Surgical Director of the Epilepsy Program at CPMC and [...]

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Various Types of Epilepsy

by Faces of Epilepsy

In major (or grand mal or generalized) epilepsy, after momentarily experiencing a peculiar sensation or feeling, i.e. one of the types of auras, described earlier (the aura may even be absent), the patient loses consciousness instantaneously, and he collapses all at once. And if unluckily, the place is odd, e.g., a patient is coming down [...]

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What Is Epilepsy and Its Causes and Treatment

by Faces of Epilepsy

Epilepsy is a condition in which people have epileptic attacks (also known as seizures). It is one of the more common neurological conditions, affecting 0.5-1 per cent of the population. Epilepsy is not a single condition, but a group of conditions with differing causes, treatments and prognoses. In epilepsy this order is disrupted by some [...]

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EPILEPSY 101-the Ultimate Guide for Patients and Families

by Faces of Epilepsy

This patient and family guide to seizures and epilepsy was written by the leading epilepsy experts in the USA. This effort resulted in a balanced, comprehensive and informative guide intended to inform and guide patient and families through the the diagnosis, treatment and outcome of the disorder. The text is also meant to me used [...]

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Epilepsy (What Do I Do Now?)

by Faces of Epilepsy

Patients with epilpesy pose many clinical challenges. Even experienced clinicians occasionally arrive at the point where diagnostic, work-up, treatment, or prognostic thinking becomes blocked. Epilepsy is the fifth volume in the "What Do I Do Now?" series and provides the clinician with the necessary tools to evaluate and treat an epilepsy patient. Applying a case-based [...]

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Natural Remedies to Treat Epilepsy

by Faces of Epilepsy

Epilepsy can be defined as a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. These seizures can be referred as transient signs or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Epilepsy is more likely to occur in young children or people over the age of 65 years, but it can [...]

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