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What are psychogenic non-epileptic seizures? Is treatment necessary and what is the prognosis for the future? Epileptologist Prof. Uri Kramer answers. Psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES or epilepsy pseudo – seizures) are, in most cases, a conversion reaction (the manifestation of symptoms associated with some psychological conflict or problem), which is similar from a psychiatric point…
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What are febrile seizures in children? Does the child have epilepsy? What treatment is needed and what is the prognosis for the future? Febrile seizures are convulsions in a child, usually caused by a temperature jump due to a viral illness. Moreover, the temperature of the baby does not have to be high in order…
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What is an EEG of the brain? How is it carried out in children and adults? What does the electroencephalogram show in epilepsy and what does the decoding say? Main conclusions: An electroencephalogram is the most important test for suspected epilepsy in a child or adult, which checks for the presence of epileptic brain activity,…
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What is an MRI study and why is it performed for epilepsy? What does magnetic resonance imaging show and until what age do children need general anesthesia? If the EEG results show focal (focal) epileptic activity, there is a need for an MRI. An MRI test for epilepsy is performed to find the cause of…
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Diagnosis of epilepsy in children and adults. What does the examination for suspected disease consist of? When are genetic or metabolic tests needed? Main conclusions: The EEG is the most important test for suspected epilepsy, but it does not confirm or refute the diagnosis. Not all patients will need an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and…
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What is an epileptic syndrome? What kinds exist? Can they be cured and how do they differ from epilepsy? Epileptic syndrome (or episyndrome ) is a type of epilepsy in which similar symptoms appear in a group of patients. For example: the age of onset of epilepsy, a similar course of the disease, similar results…
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How does epilepsy manifest in newborns and what are its causes? Is this disease treated in infants and what should parents do? Newborns have the highest number of seizures among all young patients with epilepsy, which is due to numerous reasons. In premature babies under 1500 grams, seizures are most common. As found in a…
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What is the life expectancy for epilepsy? Is it possible to die from epileptic seizures? How to protect the life of a sick child or adult? The death rate in epilepsy is twice as high as in healthy people. We are talking exclusively about deaths, which relate only to epilepsy and seizures, and not to…
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What are epileptic seizures? How do myoclonic , tonic, clonic and other seizures manifest themselves in children and adults? Depending on the type of epilepsy, as well as the cause of the disease, patients may experience different types of seizures. It is important to remember that the same patient may experience various epileptic seizures. Types…
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What is epileptic encephalopathy and how does it manifest itself in children? What treatment is needed and what is important for parents to know? Epileptic encephalopathy is a type of epilepsy that can lead to brain damage. Epileptic encephalopathy is a severe variant of the course of the disease, in which, in most cases, not…
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