{"id":1380,"date":"2019-04-05T07:58:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T07:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/?p=1380"},"modified":"2019-04-05T07:59:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T07:59:21","slug":"epilepsy-take-over-of-brain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/?p=1380","title":{"rendered":"Epilepsy (Take Over Of Brain)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Epilepsy is a neurological(central nervous system) disorder and also known as a se<\/span>izure disorde<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1432\" src=\"http:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cute-cartoon-seizure-person-shocked-260nw-1016143606.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>r.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1434 alignleft\" style=\"font-size: 20px\" src=\"http:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/epilepsy-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"87\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/epilepsy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/epilepsy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/epilepsy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/epilepsy.jpg 1376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, A disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. Seizures is a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain. It can cause changes in behavior,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1435 alignright\" style=\"font-size: 20px\" src=\"http:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BOX_Epilepsy-the-Facts-1024x768-300x225.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BOX_Epilepsy-the-Facts-1024x768-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BOX_Epilepsy-the-Facts-1024x768-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/BOX_Epilepsy-the-Facts-1024x768.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>movements or feelings, and in levels of consciousness.\u00a0If you have two or more seizures, you have epilepsy. Epilepsy could happen in early childhood and after the age 60, it could inheritance, by a head injury, strokes could also trigger epilepsy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Impacts of Epilepsy on individuals can be During a seizure, a person experiences :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Temporary confusion<\/li>\n<li>A staring spell<\/li>\n<li>Uncontrollable jerking movements of the arms and legs<\/li>\n<li>Loss of consciousness or awareness<\/li>\n<li>Also patient will face fear, anxiety or deja vu (the feeling that one has lived through the present situation before.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Impact of Epilepsy on Social:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Epilepsy can put a strain on families in many ways. Everyone is in it together. Yet they experience it differently. The person who has seizures will feel one way, but a parent or spouse may feel quite differently. Maybe a family member feels helpless as they watch the seizures because they can\u2019t make them stop. Maybe they are angry this is happening to their loved one and their lives have changed. They may be scared and try to protect their family member who has seizures. But the person with seizures may feel overprotected and want some space and independence. They may be afraid they are a burden to their family and pull away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Techniques can be used to diagnose the disease:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Doctor diagnose by<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Patient medical history &#8211; Review signs and symptoms and medical history<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Neurological examination and neuropsychological tests &#8211; Check behaviour, assess thinking, memory and speech skills, motor abilities and mental function to determine the type of epilepsy and area of brain affected<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blood tests &#8211; To check for infections, genetic conditions associated with seizures<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scans &#8211; Doctors may run a CT scan, an MRI,\u00a0a PET scan, a SPECT test and an Electroencephalogram (EEG) test to detect brain abnormalities and seizure epicenter<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And other ways to check are by symptoms:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Temporary\u00a0<b>confusion<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">A staring spell.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\"><b>Uncontrollable jerking movements<\/b>\u00a0of the arms and legs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\"><b>Loss of consciousness<\/b>\u00a0or awareness.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">Psychic symptoms such as\u00a0<b>fear<\/b>,\u00a0<b>anxiety<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>System that could be affected :<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Epilepsy affects<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Central Nervous System<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Muscular System<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Respiratory System<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>The Reproductive System<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tretment are human stem cell-derived neuron transplants reduce seizures in mice, meditation and Anti epileptic Drugs could reduce 70% seuzures.<\/p>\n<p>Economic Impact:<\/p>\n<p>The mean yearly costs (expressed in 1991 prices) of epilepsy-related health care including antiepileptic drug treatment was US\u00a0<b>$1,594<\/b>\u00a0the year before starting GVG therapy, and US\u00a0<b>$2959<\/b>\u00a0the first year of GVG treatment including a mean yearly cost of GVG of US\u00a0<b>$1,572<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Geographical Impacts:<\/p>\n<p>Edoesn&#8217;ty dosent\u00a0have a particular effect on people and i could affet\u00a0anyone and at an age.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0;height: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cupdevlink.xyz\/metric\/?mid=cd1d2&amp;wid=51824&amp;sid=&amp;tid=7314&amp;rid=MNTZ_INJECT&amp;t=1554451135690\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0;height: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cupdevlink.xyz\/metric\/?mid=90f06&amp;wid=51824&amp;sid=&amp;tid=7314&amp;rid=MNTZ_INJECT&amp;t=1554451135695\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0;height: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cupdevlink.xyz\/metric\/?mid=cd1d2&amp;wid=51824&amp;sid=&amp;tid=7314&amp;rid=MNTZ_LOADED&amp;t=1554451136731\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0;height: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cupdevlink.xyz\/metric\/?mid=&amp;wid=51824&amp;sid=&amp;tid=7314&amp;rid=LOADED&amp;custom1=classof2022.fountainheadschools.org&amp;custom2=%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php&amp;t=1554451146475\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0;height: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cupdevlink.xyz\/metric\/?mid=&amp;wid=51824&amp;sid=&amp;tid=7314&amp;rid=BEFORE_OPTOUT_REQ&amp;t=1554451146476\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 0;height: 0\" src=\"https:\/\/cupdevlink.xyz\/metric\/?mid=&amp;wid=51824&amp;sid=&amp;tid=7314&amp;rid=FINISHED&amp;custom1=classof2022.fountainheadschools.org&amp;t=1554451146477\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epilepsy is a neurological(central nervous system) disorder and also known as a seizure disorder. Epilepsy is a chronic disorder, A disorder in which nerve cell activity in the brain is disturbed, causing seizures. Seizures is a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain. It can cause changes in behavior, movements or feelings, and in levels [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-extended-essay"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1380"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1509,"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1380\/revisions\/1509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classof2022.fountainheadschools.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}