Non-epileptic seizures and functional seizures - Epilepsy Society
2024年9月23日 · Non-epileptic seizures (NES) or functional (sometimes called dissociative) seizures may look similar to epileptic seizures but they are not caused by abnormal electrical …
Focal aware seizures (auras) - Epilepsy Society
2024年9月24日 · Focal impaired awareness seizures (FIAS) affect a bigger part of one hemisphere (side) of the brain than focal aware seizures. This seizure was previously called …
Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy - Epilepsy Society
2020年2月23日 · Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in …
Absence seizures (previously called petit-mal) - Epilepsy Society
2020年3月15日 · Myoclonic means ‘muscle jerk’. Muscle jerks are not always due to epilepsy (for example, some people have them as they fall asleep). Myoclonic seizures are brief but can …
List of anti-seizure medication - Epilepsy Society
2024年10月8日 · Here is a list of anti-seizure medication (ASM), previously called anti-epileptic drugs or AEDs, with links to information about what type of seizures they are used for, doses, …
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
2020年2月23日 · Approximately 1 in 1,000 adults with epilepsy and 1 in 4,500 children with the condition lose their lives to Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) every year.
How epilepsy can affect memory - Epilepsy Society
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Sodium valproate - Epilepsy Society
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What is epilepsy? | Epilepsy Society
2020年3月15日 · Epilepsy is a neurological condition where there is a tendency to have seizures that start in the brain. Not all seizures are due to epilepsy. Other conditions that can look like …
to predominate in the immature brain, with Nav1.6 becoming more prevalent during maturation. Nav1.6 also carries a significant proportion of the persistent sodium current and may play an …