Seizures/Epilepsy by Cearra Machon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9 en-us 2023-12-11 19:33:21 UTC 2023-12-13 19:10:33 UTC hello@padlet.com Seizures/Epilepsy defined cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2821526031 A seizure is a sudden uncontrolled burst of electrical activity in the brain.

]]> 2023-12-11 19:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2821526031 How is it treated? cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2821530714 Epilepsy is treated with anti-epileptic drugs.

A small procedure to put a small electrical device inside the body to help control seizures.

]]> 2023-12-11 19:55:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2821530714 Who is most likely to have it? cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2821535761 Seizures/Epilepsy is most common in young kids and older adults. About 1 in 100 people has had an unprovoked Seizure or has been diagnosed with Epilepsy.

]]> 2023-12-11 20:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2821535761 Is Epilepsy Genetic cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824303049 Epilepsy can be genetic, genetic predisposition combined with environmental conditions lead tp epilepsy.

]]> 2023-12-13 19:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824303049 Does it have risk factors that make a person more likely to get it? cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824305844 Epilepsy is linked to genetic factors, developmental brain abnormalities, infections, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumors.

]]> 2023-12-13 19:02:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824305844 What is the prognosis? cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824309347 74/in100 children with new-onset seizures may become seizure free within 2 years. Over 50 out of 100 children will out grow epilepsy.

]]> 2023-12-13 19:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824309347 Facts about epilepsy cearramachon https://padlet.com/cearramachon/pajuiofysle5hlh9/wish/2824312313 Around 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy

Its the most common neurological globally

Some causes of epilepsy are preventable

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