It would be advisable to ensure that residents undergo hands-on EEG exposure through formal rotations either prior to or during standard lectures in order to generate maximal educational benefits via this teaching avenue.
This study demonstrates that children with typical absence seizures (TAS) are at risk of sleep and attention disorder symptoms. If attention disorders in a context of epilepsy are now widely assessed and identified, sleep disorders are still under-estimated.
Adult patients from the Mayo Clinic Arizona Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) were given comprehensive surveys addressing driving history. Descriptive analysis and statistics were used to summarize differences between patients with ES and PNES. Differences between patients with epilepsy and PNES were determined by Pearson chi-square.
For children with epilepsy, seizures and related health concerns can disrupt every part of childhood, including sleep.
Later this month, on February 14th, we will recognize International Epilepsy Day, honoring the 3.4 million Americans and 65 million people worldwide who are impacted by epilepsy. This day is devoted to spreading awareness of epilepsy and the impact that it has on all of us.
CBD
We demonstrate that commercial CBD products, especially aqueous beverages, can show inconsistent labeling, vary largely from their label claims should they make them, and show lot-to-lot variability making dosing unpredictable.
Only 55% of the residents have sufficient knowledge about epilepsy. Factors associated with knowledge of epilepsy were educational status, wealth index, occupation and residence.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the face of many practices throughout the world. Through necessity to minimize spread and provide clinical care to those with severe disease, focus has been on limiting face-to-face contact. Research in many areas has been put on hold.
CURE Epilepsy today announced a significant expansion of the patient resources section of the CURE Epilepsy website. The update, developed with the generous support of SK life science, provides enhanced content for those living with epilepsy, their caregivers, and family members seeking to learn more about epilepsy.
