Epilepsy Top Stories
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Purple Day For Epilepsy 2024: Yoga Asanas That Can Help In Prevention
Mar 26, 2024 03:44 ISTHere we share yoga asanas that can help prevent epilepsy. -
International Epilepsy Day 2024: Lifestyle And Dietary Changes To Manage Epileptic Seizures
Feb 12, 2024 02:11 ISTInternational Epilepsy Day is a global awareness campaign held annually on the second Monday of February. -
International Epilepsy Day 2024: Here's How Epilepsy Affects Women
Feb 12, 2024 02:10 ISTEpileptic seizures cause changes in movement, behaviour, feeling, or awareness. Epilepsy affects both genders equally. However, women encounter unique challenges due to cyclic hormonal fluctuations. -
International Epilepsy Day 2024: Watch Out For These Common Myths
Feb 12, 2024 11:25 ISTInternational Epilepsy Day 2024: Here we utilise this day by discussing the many myths that surround this condition. -
National Epilepsy Day 2023: Know The Common Signs And Symptoms Of Epilepsy
Nov 17, 2023 10:35 ISTNational Epilepsy Day 2023: The neurological condition epilepsy is characterised by irregular brain activity that results in seizures or episodes. -
International Epilepsy Day 2023: Causes, Risks And How To Manage Epilepsy
Feb 13, 2023 02:04 ISTThe majority of the time, the cause for epilepsy may not be identified. Still, one of the major known causes of epilepsy is an injury to the brain. -
International Epilepsy Day 2023: Know The Possible Causes Of This Neurological Disorder
Feb 13, 2023 02:02 ISTEpilepsy: Seizure signs and symptoms are like a temporary confusion, a staring spell, uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs and more. Read here to know all about epilepsy. -
Stress And Epilepsy: Expert Explains The Link
Dec 13, 2022 10:46 ISTEpilepsy, when untreated and ignored, can become critical and increase the risk of premature death in patients. -
National Epilepsy Day 2022: Expert Tips To Manage This Condition In Children
Nov 17, 2022 09:41 ISTNational Epilepsy Day is observed on November 17 every year. This day is observed to raise public awareness on epilepsy. -
International Epilepsy Day 2021: Is There A Cure For Epilepsy? Here's All You Need To Know
Feb 13, 2022 07:51 ISTInternational Epilepsy Day 2021 falls on 8 February. This day tries to create awareness about this condition and the need to eradicate stigma around epilepsy. -
International Epilepsy Day 2021: 8 Things Caregivers Of Epileptic Patients Need To Follow, As Per Expert
Feb 8, 2021 06:10 ISTInternational Epilepsy Day: Never treat an epileptic patient with inequality or excess sympathy. Epilepsy is just another comorbidity that can be managed with lifestyle changes and medical support. -
National Epilepsy Day 2020: What Are The Causes Of Epilepsy? Know Symptoms, Risk Factors And More
Nov 17, 2020 12:10 ISTNational Epilepsy Day 2020: This condition affects brain activities and lead to seizures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), about 50 million people have epilepsy across the world. Here are the causes, symptoms and risk factors of this condition. -
National Epilepsy Day 2019: Everything You Need To Know About Epilepsy
Nov 16, 2019 09:13 ISTNational Epilepsy Day observed on every 17 November focuses on creating awareness about epilepsy. Epilepsy is a disorder in which brain generates sudden abnormal bursts of electrical energy that even affect other brain functions and lead to recurrent unprovoked seizures. -
Epilepsy And Seizures: Top Causes, Symptoms And Treatment Options
Aug 2, 2019 06:17 ISTEpilepsy is a kind of seizure disorder. Seizures are defined as aberrant movements in the body due to the chaotic ejection of nerve cells of the brain. Read here to know more about their causes, symptoms and treatment options. -
International Epilepsy Day 2018: All You Need To Know About What Causes This Neurological Disorder
Feb 11, 2019 01:59 ISTInternational Epilepsy Day is observed on February 11. It is meant to raise awareness about epilepsy, a condition which makes a person experience convulsions, and causes loss of consciousness and abnormal electrical activity in the brain. -
A New Weapon Against Epilepsy
Apr 30, 2018 11:26 ISTA recent study has offered new hope for parents who have a child with a rare but serious form of epilepsy, epileptic encephalopathy(EE). -
Myths Surrounding Epilepsy In Women And Children In India
Feb 12, 2018 04:27 ISTA person with epilepsy can have a successful married life. -
All About Epilepsy
Apr 4, 2017 04:47 ISTEpilepsy effects one percent or more of the population. It is one of the commonest neurological disorder, but is eminently treatable. -
How Epilepsy Leads to Memory Decline
Dec 7, 2015 12:57 ISTReduced cell density in certain parts of the hippocampus - a brain region that processes and stores memories - may be linked to deficits in short- and long-term memory in people with epilepsy, particularly those with seizures that affect the temporal lobe, new research has found. -
Surviving childhood illness takes toll later
Mar 25, 2011 05:03 ISTYoung adults who had cancer, diabetes or epilepsy as children are less likely to achieve the same level of education or employment as their healthy counterparts. -
Teens of epileptic mothers lag academically
Nov 13, 2010 05:02 ISTTeenagers born to women who took two or more epilepsy drugs while pregnant fare worse in school than peers with no prenatal exposure to these medications. -
Infertility common in women with epilepsy
Oct 19, 2010 06:41 ISTWomen with epilepsy have a higher-than-average risk of fertility problems, particularly those on multiple anti-seizure drugs. -
Smoking linked to epilepsy
Nov 28, 2009 10:18 ISTWomen who smoke have a higher risk of developing seizures than non-smokers. Seizures arise from an episode of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. -
Seizures and premature deliveries
Aug 12, 2009 09:12 ISTThe risk of a premature delivery is increased among women who have seizures while pregnant as compared with the general population. -
Pre-eclampsia and risk of epilepsy
Nov 10, 2008 11:39 ISTWomen who develop pre-eclampsia during pregnancy increase the risk of epilepsy in their children -
Pre-term birth and associated risks
Jul 22, 2008 09:17 ISTAdults born pre-maturely may suffer from physical, mental, and social impairments. -
Impaired fetal growth tied to epilepsy risk
Feb 25, 2008 12:16 ISTInfants with short gestational age, low birth weight and intrauterine growth restriction are associated with an increased risk of epilepsy.
