We identified and implemented an alert system in our epilepsy monitoring unit which led to more efficient and accurate data collection while maintaining improved response times that resulted from the first intervention.
The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown impacted seizure frequency and the psychosocial wellbeing of people with epilepsy in Uganda.
Even basic tele-medicine strategies can be a very effective and satisfactory mode of follow-up for people with epilepsy in resource-poor settings. Steps should be undertaken to make people aware of the availability of such a facility.
Epilepsy is one of the most common but manageable neurological disorder. The relation between epilepsy, sleep, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in culturally distinct environment of Pakistan remains unclear.
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.
