Neurological conditions can be challenging to diagnose when many symptoms affect brain function and behaviors, which can be obscured or misinterpreted as other diagnoses. In many cases, diagnoses overlap, with multiple conditions responsible for a patient’s symptoms.
An estimated half of autism diagnoses concur with epilepsy, but researchers don’t fully understand why.
Seizures are unpredictable and can happen to anyone, anywhere. First aid for seizures is learning to identify possible seizure behavior and how to react appropriately to keep the person safe. Knowing how to recognize seizures and appropriately respond to them can help save a life.
An absence seizure is a type of generalized onset seizure, beginning in both sides of the brain simultaneously. Children make up the majority of absence seizure diagnoses and usually outgrow them. However, these seizures can sometimes continue into adulthood.
Service dogs are becoming more prevalent as we learn more about the positive impact that assistive animals can have on people with disabilities. According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, a service animal is a working animal that is “individually trained to do work or perform tasks for a person with a disability”, which includes epilepsy.
There are perfectly reasonable explanations for why people are missing or canceling appointments, but these canceled appointments aren’t just missed appointments: they’re missed opportunities to detect conditions where there is an understanding that early detection can help patients maintain a higher quality of life for a longer period of time.
EEGs – or electroencephalograms – are used to diagnose many neurological conditions. Depending on the condition, your health care provider may order one of four different types of EEGs.
Create summer memories while still being mindful of safety precautions if you or a loved one have epilepsy. Here are some tips: