Is valproate guilty until proven innocent?
Our SUDEP Action experts, Jane Hanna OBE and Professor Heather Angus-Leppan, are clearing up the confusion around sodium valproate restrictions for boys and men.
Read more: https://t.co/XQvKSp2cSG
#SUDEP#Epilepsy#Valproate
There are multiple types of seizures. Some are so subtle that people might not even know that they're having one. That's why seizure recognition is so important. #EpilepsyAwareness
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Everyone talks about SUDEP, but Status Epilepticus contributes heavily to the mortality of #epilepsy as well. When a seizure doesn't stop on its own, it puts immense, dangerous stress on both the 🧠 and the 💜. #EpilepsyAwareness
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We bet most people don't know that #epilepsy can be fatal. -- Have you talked to your doctors regarding your risks? #EpilepsyAwareness
More info on the mortality of epilepsy:
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🧠 First postmortem evidence of neurodegeneration & glymphatic failure in adult #DravetSyndrome.
DS is more than a developmental epileptic encephalopathy.
Aging in #SCN1A-DS needs urgent attention
Profound gratitude to the donor family. 💜
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Why a MEG? Unlike an EEG, MEG can provide a highly detailed "map" of brain function helping doctors to plan safer and more effective treatments for #epilepsy. One might need to proactively seek out a specialized center that offers this relatively new test. #EpilepsyAwareness
Our Understanding #SUDEP and Managing Risk research survey is now live, and we’re looking for as many individuals and families as possible living with #Ring20#epilepsy to take part.
To complete the survey, please visit the link in the comment box below
Epilepsy is considered an invisible chronic illness. Even many people who have it don't realize it. -- Other than seizures were their other signs of your Epilepsy before you were diagnosed? #EpilepsyAwareness
Seizures are described as with or without observable manifestations (basic) or by the chronological sequence of semiology (expanded). READ THIS INFORMATIVE PAPER. Click the link
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