University of California - Los Angeles. "Epilepsy: Seizures Caused By Intractable Epilepsy Reduced By More Than 50 Percent." ScienceDaily 25 March 2009. 25 March 2009 [[http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2009/03/090318140616.htm|http://www.sciencedaily.com]][[http://www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2009/03/090318140616.htm|/releases/2009/03/090318140616.htm]].
brain during epilepsy
Epilepsy is a nervous system disorder that affects over 2.5 million Americans today and the rate continues to grow annually. Epilepsy is a seizure that originates in the brain and sends out 'reflexes' throughout the body, meaning the person has no control over the movements they are conducting. A person having a seizure has jerky movements that are involuntary, which means that it is out of their control. This happens for a short period of time, and as the involuntary movements stop, the person usually feels very fatigued because of the physical motions they have done. The brain is home to all the electrical impulses that surge through your body every day. It is the control center of all motions, thoughts, and nerves. When a movement is made, the brain sends out an electrical impulse through the nerves to move the correct limb or part. In a brain that has epilepsy, there is a malfunction between the communications of nerve cells. The electrical signals are increased, sending impulses multiple times faster and create involuntary, jerky movements by the host. What you need to know about epilepsy is that it is a disorder. If you have epilepsy, then you are certain to have seizures, but if you have a seizure, it does not indicate that you have epilepsy. Seizures can be caused by high-stressed situations such as extreme dehydration or high temperatures. When seizures are continuous and have no apparent reason behind it, then it can be safely accepted that the person has epilepsy. A seizure can be set off byflashing lights, specific medications, fever, hyperventilation, lack of sleep, and many more ways. There are two different kinds of seizures; partial and generalized. A partial seizure is one that is barely noticeable. It may be a twitch of fingers, face, a slur of speech, or a slight movement of a limb. This is considered a minor seizure simply because it does not affect the entire body, but one area instead. The only affects after a partial seizure is that the person may not recall it right away or they might have tingly sensations in the area affected. A generalized seizure is a seizure that electrical impulses are sent rampantly throughout the brain. This one can be sudden and hard to notice because it may start as the person juststaring out into space as if they were daydreaming. The more physical symptoms are the sudden jerking movements, flailing limbs, or even passing out. Epilepsy does not have a certain diagnosis, but doctors have found some causes that may assist in getting epilepsy. These causes include having any brain trauma, strokes/tumors, lead or alcohol poisoning, infection that leads to the brain, lack of oxygen, and a few others. Epilepsy cannot be inherited through a family tree, but someone who has a very close relative who experiences seizures is said to be more likely to get epilepsy than someone who doesn't have a seizure in all their family history. It's not contagious; it cannot infect others through the air or by contact of skin. Basically, epilepsy has many unsolved mysteries to it that scientists are still researching today. The postive note is that epilepsy can be diagnosed, which can help the person diagnosed become more aware and become more careful of their everyday situations as to not 'set off' a seizure. Current clinical trials are being done to discover the reason behind epilepsy and scientists are trying to find a way to reduce or even eliminate the cause of epilepsy. Because epilepsy effects the frontal lobe of the brain, neurology professor, Christopher DeGeorgio of UCLA and his team have created a way to reduce the nerves located on the forehead from going into a seizure. There are two electrodes that are placed right above the eyebrows with two wires attached to them. These electrodes send an electric current to the nerves at the front of the brain to reduce the person from going into a seizure. Like all treatments, this one affects patients differently. Some showed significant success such as they had 50 percent less seizures while paricipating. Some showed 90 percent and some in between, showing absolute change in the times a seizure occurs. Drugs and brain surgery are always options to those who have epilepsy, but drugs have side effects and brain surgery is different for every patient because of the way the seizure begins in their brain. This treatment is called trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) and shows promise in the
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brain during epilepsy
Epilepsy is a nervous system disorder that affects over 2.5 million Americans today and the rate continues to grow annually. Epilepsy is a seizure that originates in the brain and sends out 'reflexes' throughout the body, meaning the person has no control over the movements they are conducting. A person having a seizure has jerky movements that are involuntary, which means that it is out of their control. This happens for a short period of time, and as the involuntary movements stop, the person usually feels very fatigued because of the physical motions they have done.
The brain is home to all the electrical impulses that surge through your body every day. It is the control center of all motions, thoughts, and nerves. When a movement is made, the brain sends out an electrical impulse through the nerves to move the correct limb or part. In a brain that has epilepsy, there is a malfunction between the communications of nerve cells. The electrical signals are increased, sending impulses multiple times faster and create involuntary, jerky movements by the host.
What you need to know about epilepsy is that it is a disorder. If you have epilepsy, then you are certain to have seizures, but if you have a seizure, it does not indicate that you have epilepsy. Seizures can be caused by high-stressed situations such as extreme dehydration or high temperatures. When seizures are continuous and have no apparent reason behind it, then it can be safely accepted that the person has epilepsy.
A seizure can be set off by flashing lights, specific medications, fever, hyperventilation, lack of sleep, and many more ways. There are two different kinds of seizures; partial and generalized. A partial seizure is one that is barely noticeable. It may be a twitch of fingers, face, a slur of speech, or a slight movement of a limb. This is considered a minor seizure simply because it does not affect the entire body, but one area instead. The only affects after a partial seizure is that the person may not recall it right away or they might have tingly sensations in the area affected. A generalized seizure is a seizure that electrical impulses are sent rampantly throughout the brain. This one can be sudden and hard to notice because it may start as the person just staring out into space as if they were daydreaming. The more physical symptoms are the sudden jerking movements, flailing limbs, or even passing out.
Epilepsy does not have a certain diagnosis, but doctors have found some causes that may assist in getting epilepsy. These causes include having any brain trauma, strokes/tumors, lead or alcohol poisoning, infection that leads to the brain, lack of oxygen, and a few others. Epilepsy cannot be inherited through a family tree, but someone who has a very close relative who experiences seizures is said to be more likely to get epilepsy than someone who doesn't have a seizure in all their family history. It's not contagious; it cannot infect others through the air or by contact of skin.
Basically, epilepsy has many unsolved mysteries to it that scientists are still researching today. The postive note is that epilepsy can be diagnosed, which can help the person diagnosed become more aware and become more careful of their everyday situations as to not 'set off' a seizure.
Current clinical trials are being done to discover the reason behind epilepsy and scientists are trying to find a way to reduce or even eliminate the cause of epilepsy. Because epilepsy effects the frontal lobe of the brain, neurology professor, Christopher DeGeorgio of UCLA and his team have created a way to reduce the nerves located on the forehead from going into a seizure. There are two electrodes that are placed right above the eyebrows with two wires attached to them. These electrodes send an electric current to the nerves at the front of the brain to reduce the person from going into a seizure. Like all treatments, this one affects patients differently. Some showed significant success such as they had 50 percent less seizures while paricipating. Some showed 90 percent and some in between, showing absolute change in the times a seizure occurs. Drugs and brain surgery are always options to those who have epilepsy, but drugs have side effects and brain surgery is different for every patient because of the way the seizure begins in their brain. This treatment is called trigeminal nerve stimulation (TNS) and shows promise in the
field of epilepsy study.
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