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think of some of the finest novels such as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities,
A Christmas Carol or Great Expectations who comes to mind and what do you think
of?
think of great works of art such as The Starry Night and The Potato Eaters whom
do you think of? What comes to your mind when you think of the American writer,
editor and literary critic- Edgar Allan Poe?
Although
they all come from diverse backgrounds, time periods and places; there is one
common factor, unifying them all and that is epilepsy.
so is the case for many other prominent figures such as Neil Young who lives
with epilepsy, who can be quoted “Epilepsy
has taught me that we are not in control of ourselves”; the 26th
President of the United States of America – Theodore Roosevelt and his
lesser-known brother Elliot and legendary performer and Grammy
Award-winner –Prince and the
woman who made waves on “Britain’s Got Talent Susan Boyle.
with majority of my life having dealt with the hardships and turmoil’s of head
injury (about 23 years) has left me puzzled about my own health. I have never
fully understood what epilepsy really was about; other than the fact that it
was a mysterious condition that has ’causes’ that I was not yet aware of.
have a brief understanding of my health problems (-the diagnosis – Myoclonic
epilepsy), I never really fully understood the other types of epilepsy. I
questioned myself as to why I should remain so ignorant about this huge
neurological disorder that was staring back into my face.
was that I had been suffering from epilepsy since the age of 9 and I was now 32
years old. What I didn’t know was that there were so many other forms of
seizures, which could occur in different forms and affect people in ways.
time, people develop this condition while they are yet young and eventually
outgrow it, but many people develop it as an adult as well. The seizures can be
very disruptive and lead to many injuries and problems; but with medication and
proper treatment it can be treated.
a brain disorder where nerve cells/neuron’s signal out
abnormally causing strange emotions, sensations, convulsions, even behaviour,
even muscle spasms, or even loss of consciousness. The person will have repeated seizures, with
some times obvious reasons, but at other times it is pretty complicated to
understand.
different from epilepsy?
lightning flashes through the unseen storm of your brain’s electrical storm. Rather
than having normal connections that occur between the cells of the brain, here
an electrical storm is occurring right inside of your brain AND you CANNOT do a
thing to stop it. Such is the case with seizures; such has been the case with
billions of other patients, across the world.
refer to events while epilepsy encompasses recurring and unprovoked seizures. They
are also known as ‘fits’ or ‘attacks.’ They occur when there is a sudden
interruption in the way the brain works; and a person can have a seizure
without having epilepsy but a person cannot have epilepsy without having
seizures. There are over 40 different types of seizures!!!!
All seizures
have a ‘BEGINNING’, ‘MIDDLE’ and an ‘END’; and it is not easy to spot all parts
from each other. The symptoms may be EPISODIC (come and go), STEREOTYPIC (occur
the same way or similar each time) and may be UNPREDICTABLE.
seizure begins, usually there is an aura or warning symptom of a seizure; such
as dizziness. However, everyone experiencing a seizure does not experience this
aura. The middle of every seizure is
called as the ictal phase, which
correlates with electrical seizure activity in the brain.
seizure ends, the postictal phase
occurs which is the recovery period post the seizure. While some people
immediately recover, others can take minutes to hours to feel the same again.
how epilepsy is caused and what causes seizures can vary from one person
(suffering from the condition) to the next. It is mainly important to look at
factors such as whether it has been genetically inherited or acquired at some
age during one’s life (due to an event).
plenty of reasons such as brain malformations, lack of oxygen during birth,
genetic factors, head trauma, stroke, trauma, etc. Most of the time these
causes are labeled as cryptogenic which means that they do not have any
specific, underlying cause. The other cause would be idiopathic which means
that there is no neurological disorder but all of the symptoms remain
consistent to epileptic syndromes.
so much to understand!
just been fascinating is that our country is propelling access and acceptance,
realising its true potential as global pharmaceutical markets are in the midst
of major discontinuities. While the growth in developed markets will slow down
emerging markets will become increasingly important and Indian pharmaceutical
markets along with the markets of China, Brazil and Russia will spearhead the
growth within these markets.
to that, constant up gradation in technology and developments in Indian
startups have also caught global attention, with the recent marvel being one
having caught Ivanka Trump’s attention. The flagship product of ‘Terra-blue’ ‘TJay’ –this smart glove, is a biomedical device, which has embedded sensors,
which can detect an oncoming epileptic seizure. Founder, Rajlakshmi Borthakur
has claimed, “This could make life easier for many of the 50 million people
worldwide who suffer from epilepsy, and for those who care for
them.”
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| TJay |
three different types of seizures that can occur, depending on which area of
the brain that it occurs in. These include generalised seizures, focal seizures
and unknown seizures.
Partial
Seizures- Here the epileptic activity occurs in only one area of the person’s
brain. They can be of two types: simple and complex partial seizures.
Generalised
Seizures: Here, the epileptic activity occurs when both halves of the brain
have epileptic activity. The patient will lose consciousness during the
seizure. They are tonic-clonic (or grand mal) seizures and are usually very
noticeable.
a person suffers from this kind of a seizure their bodies stiffen, shakes,
jerks and they lose consciousness. Generalised seizures are further classified
into absence, myoclonic, tonic clonic, tonic and atonic seizures.
Unknown
seizures: When the beginning of a seizure is unknown it is known as unknown
seizure.
With
constant global events, neuroscience conferences, workshops and programs being
organised across the world there is so much to find out; whether it’s about the
ketogenic diet, podcasts, or any other epilepsy related news.
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It is a blog that provides the right food for thought. all researchers shud be reading this as a potential area of study worth our while
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