Month: September 2020

April 4, 1835 was born British neurologist John Hyulings Jackson, who has studied in detail one of the types of secondary epilepsy, in which the damaged cortex of the brain. Subsequently, this type of pathology was named after the doctor and is now known as Jacksonian epilepsy. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the key reasons for the development of this disease. MedAboutMe understood, how…
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11 years ago, nine-year-old Cassidy Megan came up with Purple Day. The girl suffered from epilepsy and really wanted as many people as possible to know about such a disease, so that they would support those who find it difficult to live with such a disease. Most people have their first epileptic seizure during childhood. The first attack of…
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The problem of epilepsy today is acute all over the world, this disease is recorded in a fairly large number of both adults and children. This is a special brain damage that does not lead to a change in the psyche, but is the cause of seizures with loss of consciousness, which occur with different frequencies. An…
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Today, most people who do not have a sufficient amount of medical knowledge about epilepsy have a negative attitude towards it. This is due to the many baseless statements that persistently circulate in society and complicate the life of those patients who suffer from pathology. It is mistakenly believed that seizures can lead to severe brain damage,…
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Almost a century and a half ago, in May 1873, Hans Berger, the discoverer of the alpha rhythm of the human brain and the creator of the electroencephalography method, was born in Germany. It should be noted that the very fact of the generation of an electric current by the brain was discovered by the Englishman…
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Epilepsy in ancient times was known as Hercules’ disease – it was believed that the famous hero of ancient Greek mythology was ill with it. In addition, according to historical records, epilepsy was accompanied by such famous historical figures as Socrates, Julius Caesar, Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte. Falling disease, or epilepsy One of the…
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They are caused by the duration of the course of the disease, when the patient suddenly has such traits and features in his character that he had never had before. This is the so-called epileptic character. Thought processes also change in a very peculiar way, which ultimately leads to the formation of epileptic dementia. The whole circle…
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