Tagged: epilepsy

Wireless pacemaker

In order to find new and better ways to treat neurological diseases, scientists have created a wireless ‘pacemaker for the brain’ that monitors brain’s activity and stimulates electric currents simultaneously. Researchers at University of...

Seizures and what you did or did not know

My son had his first seizure at two weeks old. The foster parent called it ”tremors”. He was diagnosed within his first two years after extensive testing. They could not figure out what all...

Nightwatch

The high-tech armband that could prevent night-time epilepsy deaths The gadget, called NightWatch, could reduce the number of lives lost to SUDEP Stands for Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, which usually occurs at night ...

An invitation to our lives

  So here it is. The start, the beginning. Although I am a bit unsure how to do this so bear with me. I have been told on several occasions that I ought to...

Drug Resistant Epilepsy

https://health.usnews.com/health-care/patient-advice/articles/2018-10-11/what-are-the-treatment-options-for-drug-resistant-epilepsy Originally posted 2018-11-10 10:00:06.

The fight against a virus

As we all have seen in the news the zika virus has spread across many states in the US. To my knowledge there has only been a few confirmed positive with the virus. Since...

Time to try a new therapy

For several weeks now I have been waiting on the insurance approvals for this device to be implanted in Dusty in order to hopefully achieve a reduction of his overall seizure activity. Whether it...

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month

To kick off November National Epilepsy Awareness Month, the Danny Did Foundation is proud to share their new awareness video. The narration is by Danny’s younger brother, Tommy. If you or your family is...