Patient Teaching J. D. is a 3 yr old boy with West Syndrome‚ absence of the corpus callosum‚ and developmentally delayed with controlled spasms since 10/2012 until recently when J.D. presented to Miller Children’s emergency department with several episodes of spasm-like activity and vomiting up his keppra. Mom describes the episodes a 5-10 seconds in duration‚ with upward and outward jerking of his arms. The learner‚ which will be the mother‚ speaks English as her first language‚ she has a
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sequenced (NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute [NIH/NHGRI]‚ 2005). This opened the door for research on complex inherited traits and allowed for greater detail. One such trait that could now be analyzed was idiopathic epilepsy in dogs. What is idiopathic epilepsy? Epilepsy is a condition in which a seizure occurs twice or more in a month with no apparent trigger. A seizure is when abnormal brain electricity causes external symptoms‚ typically
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The disorder that I will be addressing is epilepsy. I recently interviewed a young gentleman named Joba Ferrell who has suffered from the disorder since the age of fourteen. Joba is now 22 years old. Epilepsy a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance‚ loss of consciousness‚ or convulsions‚ associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The Center for Disease Control reports that Epilepsy is one of the most common conditions affecting the brain
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transferred high schools‚ but I hope you are doing well! In 8th grade I remember you having a lot of trouble with your epilepsy. You wore sunglasses indoors because the light always triggered seizures and even when you did wear them‚ you had seizures at school. It was always scary to watch‚ but I can’t even imagine how scary it was for you to go through them. Back then‚ I knew nothing about epilepsy. All I knew is that it affected my friend‚ and I hated seeing what it did for you. I don’t know if you still
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Cora was two years old when she had her first seizure. As a mother‚ I was frantic and scared that my little girl was dying of causes I could not understand. After rushing her to the hospital‚ the doctors asked many questions about what happened. I told them exactly what I saw which I describes as‚ “My child was just watching a cartoon on TV. She began to throw a fit for no reason so I walked away as I always did. However‚ unlike normal she screamed louder and fell to the floor where she started to
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simply forgot to take it. She normally takes 500 mg twice a day. She has had a seizure disorder since birth. Her last seizure was when she was in Waseca at the Federal Program. She was returned here due to her medical complications including her epilepsy and thyroid condition. She has been hyperthyroid. She was last seen for that in early December and she has a repeat visit coming up soon for that disorder. She denies any pain or numbness‚ weakness‚ or tingling currently. She had complained of
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Epilepsy comes in a variety of people as well as in a variety of ways. Most patients with epilepsy take some form of anti-epileptic drug. Epilepsy is a chronic disease that can cause more issues than just the seizures themselves. Epilepsy can lead to poor quality of life which is why the group of authors who completed and wrote about this study‚ studied to comparison of physical activity habits as well as quality of life for people with temporal lobe epilepsy. Physical activity will have an effect
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Did you know that most people with Epilepsy can do the same things that people without Epilepsy can do? Knowledge and learning are very similar to each other. Knowledge and learning are different to everyone‚ but to me knowledge is being able to perform something well and learning about it through experience and learning is gaining skills through experience. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance in the brain. Not everyone is very familiar about
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Temporal lobe epilepsy is a syndrome that results from recurrent epileptic seizures that can be traced back to the temporal lobe. In general‚ epilepsy is a brain disorder in which clusters of nerve cells‚ or neurons‚ in the brain sometimes signal abnormally. Neurons normally generate electrochemical impulses that act on other neurons‚ glands‚ and muscles to produce human thoughts‚ feelings and actions (NINDS‚ 2006). In temporal lobe epilepsy the normal pattern of neuronal activity becomes disturbed
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22-year-old and has epilepsy. Some things he wished others knew were in case you ever witness a person having a seizure they should be placed on their side to prevent from choking. If they’re wearing a watch looking thing on their wrist you should place it over the left side of their chest‚ typically above the nipple. This device activates a Vagus Nerve Stimulator that sends shocks to the brain and controls their brainwaves. He also said that not all people who have epilepsy but for some‚ flashing
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