Author: Dr. Irene Abramovich

An epileptic seizure can look quite frightening, but in reality it does not require urgent medical attention.   Usually, after the end of the attack, the person quickly recovers, but until everything stops, he really needs your support. We will tell you exactly how to help people suffering from epilepsy.  How to behave during an attack: If any unusual conditions…
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EEG video monitoring is the only highly accurate informative study that records brain signals and records the patient’s video. There are no contraindications and age restrictions for the study. The method is absolutely safe and painless. The diagnostic method plays an important role in the diagnosis of paroxysmal conditions and disorders of the nervous system. According to American neurophysiologists,…
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There are certain situations in which there is a risk for people with epilepsy. In such situations, there is a possibility of complications and even death. Medical professionals clearly define the etiology of such cases and know how to prevent their occurrence. We are talking about changing the patient’s lifestyle, about the introduction of certain restrictions that will…
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Epilepsy is a common neurological disease that is diagnosed in old age at least as often as stroke. The course of this pathology among elderly people is especially dangerous, since the body is more susceptible to influence, attacks are formed much more often. It is almost impossible to predict epileptic seizures.  Diagnostic tests and studies of epilepsy…
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An epileptologist is a doctor who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. However, he is also engaged in the diagnosis of other neurological diseases, for example, episodes of loss of consciousness of various origins, sleep disorders. In most cases, the practitioner is an epileptologist neurologist with in-depth knowledge of paroxysmal disorders (diseases of the…
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Life with epilepsy can be fulfilling when seizures are not bothering you. Many famous and legendary personalities were diagnosed with epilepsy, which did not prevent them from showing themselves brilliantly and leaving a mark on history. According to the WHO, proper treatment helps 70% of patients get rid of seizures. And the state of health after remission,…
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Vagus nerve stimulation or VNS therapy is a technique used to treat epilepsy. Mild impulses of electric current are under control, due to their effect on the body, seizures of epilepsy decrease in intensity, and sometimes completely stop. Seizures occur less frequently and are more easily tolerated by the patient.   The vagus nerve is the “conduit” that connects…
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There are 4 to 12 cases of seizures per thousand babies. The nervous system of a newborn baby functions at the spinal and brainstem levels. In this case, cortical neurons are fully formed. However, cytoplasmic and membrane differentiation in nerve cells is not yet expressed. In addition, the process of dendrite formation has not been completed, and there is…
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Night EEG monitoring is prescribed by a neurologist in cases when seizures occur only at night or the patient cannot fall asleep during the day. Carrying out a diagnostic study is relevant if differential diagnosis of an epileptic convulsive state is required, which cannot be determined by another method.   Application of the electroencelograph in neurology The electroencephalograph is used in…
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Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases diagnosed among women of childbearing age. In the United States of America, over a million women have been reported with reproductive epilepsy. More than 24,000 children with the same diagnosis are born in perinatal centers every year, namely, up to five children per thousand births. Pregnant women with epilepsy…
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