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In his Treatise on Epilepsy, the French 17th century physician Jean Taxil refers to Aristotle 's "famous epileptics". This list includes Heracles, Ajax, Bellerophon, Socrates, Plato, Empedocles, Maracus of Syracuse, and the Sibyls. [ 1] However, historian of medicine Owsei Temkin argues that Aristotle had in fact made a list of melancholics and ...
Genesis. When Simone Deveaux is introduced in the premiere episode, she is an art dealer living in New York City who is romantically involved with artist Isaac Mendez. However, she becomes increasingly distressed with Isaac's heroin addiction and his claims that he can paint the future. In the episode "One Giant Leap", Simone takes down a ...
Debbe Magnusen (born January 6, 1956, in Pasadena, California ), in July 1994, founded the non-profit organization Project Cuddle based out of Costa Mesa, California. [1] Magnusen was a foster mother to over 30 drug-exposed children, while raising two biological children. Five of those children were eventually adopted by Magnusen and her family ...
Dravet syndrome ( DS ), previously known as severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy ( SMEI ), is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder which causes a catastrophic form of epilepsy, with prolonged seizures that are often triggered by hot temperatures or fever. [ 1] It is very difficult to treat with anticonvulsant medications.
Epilepsy can have tremendous social issues for patients. Social acceptance from others is a common challenge. Though persons with epilepsy are otherwise just like anyone else, there are stigmas associated with epilepsy that can affect one's acceptance among others. Depression is common due to impaired social acceptance. Employment
Status epilepticus ( SE ), or status seizure, is a medical condition consisting of a single seizure lasting more than 5 minutes, or 2 or more seizures within a 5-minute period without the person returning to normal between them. [ 3][ 1] Previous definitions used a 30-minute time limit. [ 2] The seizures can be of the tonic–clonic type, with ...
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Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. [ 10] An epileptic seizure is the clinical manifestation of an abnormal, excessive, and synchronized electrical discharge in the neurons. [ 1] The occurrence of two or more unprovoked seizures defines epilepsy. [ 11]