Epilepsy as a cause of burns: our experience in Ain Shams University burn unit - Mabrouk A, Hammad MR, Mabrouk A, Badawy MS.
Lack of patient education, unaffordable or inaccessible medications, especially in low- and middle-income countries such as Egypt, leave patients with epilepsy at a higher risk of suffering burn-related injuries especially with the unpredictable nature of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 18, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
Epilepsy Linked to Higher COVID Hospitalization, Death Rates Epilepsy Linked to Higher COVID Hospitalization, Death Rates
Epilepsy was linked to a significantly increased the risk for hospitalization and death from COVID-19 early in the pandemic, while healthcare utilization rates declined.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines)
Source: Medscape Infectious Diseases Headlines - March 15, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Service Dogs Lead to Fewer Seizures in Resistant Epilepsy Service Dogs Lead to Fewer Seizures in Resistant Epilepsy
Working with a trained service dog is associated with fewer seizures in patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy, new research shows.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - March 12, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
The prevalence of depression in patients with epilepsy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Swailem SK, Bamogaddam FA, Al-Attas AA.
OBJECTIVE Among patients with epilepsy (PWE), the prevalence of depression ranges from 30% to 50%, with a 5-25% prevalence of suicide. Depression and epilepsy affect daily tasks such as driving, employment, and physical activity. Depression is the most com... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 8, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Epilepsy patients at increased risk of death from Covid-19
People with epilepsy are at increased risk of being hospitalised with and dying from Covid-19 infections compared to people without epilepsy, a new study has shown. Researchers at the Universities of Swansea and Edinburgh found that epilepsy patients were 60 per cent more likely to be hospitalised and 33 per cent more likely to die... Read moreThe post Epilepsy patients at increased risk of death from Covid-19 appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - March 7, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Respiratory covid-19 epilepsy Source Type: news
Lucid Moments in Late Dementia; Seizure Dogs and Epilepsy; Wildfire Smoke Effects
(MedPage Today) -- Researchers characterized lucid episodes among people with late-stage Alzheimer's disease and related dementias. (Alzheimer's & Dementia)
Seizure dogs reduced seizure frequency in adults with medically refractory epilepsy... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - March 5, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Does Prenatal ASM Use Raise Epilepsy Risk in Offspring? Does Prenatal ASM Use Raise Epilepsy Risk in Offspring?
Maternal use of antiseizure medications during pregnancy did not increase children ' s epilepsy risk beyond that associated with maternal epilepsy itself.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines)
Source: Medscape ObGyn and Womens Health Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: OBGYN Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Prenatal Exposure to Antiseizure Meds May Not Increase Epilepsy Risk in Children
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 -- The associations between prenatal exposure to certain antiseizure medications (ASMs) and epilepsy risk among children are attenuated in sensitivity analyses, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Network... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Service Dogs May Lessen Seizure Frequency in Folks With Epilepsy
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 -- Perhaps by reducing anxiety, a service dog can help reduce seizures in people with tough-to-treat epilepsy, a new study finds.
A group of 25 study participants had an average 31% fewer seizures after months of owning a... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 29, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Posttraumatic Epilepsy Tied to Higher Dementia Risk Posttraumatic Epilepsy Tied to Higher Dementia Risk
Posttraumatic epilepsy was associated with a significantly higher risk for long-term dementia compared with no history of either head injury or epilepsy or either condition alone.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Seizure Dogs Can Reduce Seizure Frequency, Improve HRQoL in Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- An intervention involving seizure dogs can reduce seizure frequency and increase the number of seizure-free days among people living with severe medically refractory epilepsy, according to a study published online Feb.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Seizure Frequency Reduced by Seizure Dogs, and Improve HRQoL in Epilepsy
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 -- An intervention involving seizure dogs can reduce seizure frequency and increase the number of seizure-free days among people living with severe medically refractory epilepsy, according to a study published online Feb. 28... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 28, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gabapentin in drugged driving investigations - Bierly JJ, Chan-Hosokawa A.
The increasing use and misuse of gabapentin pose a major risk to public health and traffic safety. Gabapentin has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since 1993 for adjunctive therapy in the treatment of epilepsy and neuralgia but is in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 27, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
My epilepsy is so sensitive that a seizure can be triggered by camera flashes or the sun shining through railings... and I can never go to a nightclub again
Harry Jones, right, was diagnosed aged 17. 'I was having spasms in my arms and legs and they could last seconds or minutes, but I thought I was just tired,' he says. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Do Antiseizure Meds During Pregnancy Influence Kids' Epilepsy Risk?
(MedPage Today) -- Children of mothers with epilepsy who used valproate or other antiseizure medications (ASMs) during pregnancy were more likely to develop epilepsy as well, a cohort study of more than 38,000 kids suggested, although causality... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 26, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news