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Blood Tests - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. Blood is usually taken to rule out other general health problems which may be the cause of your seizures such as low blood sugar or other chemical changes. The Dr may also want a blood test so there is a baseline of results ready for when he puts you on Epilepsy medications or you have a suspected infection. Throwback Reg E Mental. Unicorn Inn Music Quiz.
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Seizure Types - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. However this is the type of seizure people think of when Epilepsy is mentioned. Yet there are over 40 different types of seizure. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) have, with doctors compiled a list of names and types of seizures to help in getting the correct diagnosis and treatment. Please click the links to find out more…. Throwback Reg E Mental. Unicorn Inn Music Quiz.
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What causes Epilepsy? - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. It may be difficult to know why seizures have started. Sometimes there is a definite cause and something has happened like a brain trauma, however sometimes they just happen for no apparent reason. Epilepsy is ‘symptomatic’ when there is a known cause. Lack of oxygen to the brain. Infection such as meningitis. A person with low seizure threshold might develop epilepsy anyway without other factors bei...
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Epilepsy Explained - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. 8220;Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterised by recurring seizures. Different types of epilepsy have different causes”. NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2014). Epilepsy is a neurological condition that effects half a million people in the UK. Epilepsy can effect anyone, at any age and from all walks of life. It does not discriminate. Epilepsy can be treated but not a...
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EEG - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. Sometimes the technicians try to provoke a seizure during the test by methods such as withdrawing medication, using strobe lighting or sleep deprivation. So what is a EEG all about? The EEG consists of many electrodes (metal ended wires) which are glued onto your head. Once all the electrodes are in place the wires are connected to the machine and the test begins. There are many versions of this test.
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Medications (UK) - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. There are many different medications available in the UK for the treatment of Epilepsy. Your specialist will choose the one or ones which suit you and your situation best. FIRST LINE MEDICATION THERAPIES (UK). Drs start with these medications as per the NICE guidance on treatment of Epilepsy. If these do not work they move on to trying second line drug therapies. SECOND LINE MEDICATION THERAPIES (UK).
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ECG - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. An ECG records the electrical activity of the heart. Electrodes are placed on the chest and attached to a small machine. The electrodes pick up the electrical signal from the heart and produce a page of lines which the machine reads and then this result is checked by a Dr who is able to read the ECG. Throwback Reg E Mental. Unicorn Inn Music Quiz.
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Our Sponsors - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. We are grateful for the support of our sponsors and their help and generous donations that we receive. We work closely with each one to ensure that we all have a plan and are continuously working and adding to the plan and the adventure we embarked on together. We aim to not only help our charity grow but to also support those who help us and their brands. Throwback Reg E Mental.
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Status Epilepticus - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. Most tonic – clonic seizures end after a couple of minutes, when they go on for longer than this and over 5 minutes there is a high risk of Status Epilepticus. Status Epilepticus literally means a continuous state of seizure. Status Epilepticus is when a seizure lasts longer than 30 minutes or a series of seizures occurs without the person regaining proper consciousness in between. Seizures should st...
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Generalised Seizures - Team Jo Epilepsy Foundation
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0 items - £0.00. EVENT: Google Doodle For Epilepsy Awareness. East Kent Hospitals Charity. Facts & Myths. Seizures have Generalized electrical activity which affects the whole brain from the beginning of the seizure. Generalized seizures include ; Absence. Seizures. They all have variable symptoms. During a Typical Absence seizure:. During a Typical Absence seizure:. The seizure is very quick and the person can normally get up again straight away. They are not confused afterwards but may have injurie...
