Seizure

2023 - 3 - 13

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Health experts bust myths related to epileptic seizures (Hindustan Times)

There are numerous myths about epilepsy such as the belief that it is incurable, that people having an epileptic episode are possessed and so on.

When entire brain is involved it is produces generalised seizure and when one part is involved it produces focal seizure. However, he added, “Epilepsy is a treatable disorder, so all patients should get a neurologist's consultation. In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Santosh Sontakke, Consultant Neurologist at Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune, explained, “Epilepsy is characterised by a tendency to get recurrent seizures, which are basically loss-of-consciousness episodes.

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Simple blood test could easily pinpoint epileptic seizures (News-Medical.net)

Researchers from Lund University in Sweden have discovered higher levels of immune proteins in the blood before and after an epileptic seizure.

This might mean that a simple blood test on a patient arriving at A&E after a seizure can show whether the immunological response is elevated. It may require the patient to be admitted to hospital for several days with constant video and EEG surveillance, with medical staff on hand around the clock. She is a group leader and associate professor at Lund University and a Consultant in Clinical Neurophysiology at Skåne University Hospital. We have also taken into account a number of confounding factors that may affect the immune system such as other neurological and immunological illnesses, infections and various psychiatric conditions." That is why researchers started to look for possible biomarkers for epilepsy within the immune system. Better diagnostic methods as soon as the patient seeks medical care after a suspected seizure is therefore an urgent necessity.

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