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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Epilepsy and head trauma | 1/27/2010 |
| Q: I have been have been diagnosed as an epileptic since I was 13. And when talking to some people, ... A: It is possible that the head injury caused the epilepsy, especially if it was a severe head injury ... | |
| seizures | 1/8/2010 |
| Q: im having a debate with my mother and she says that during a seizure the back of the tongue relaxes ... A: I hate to say it, but your mother is right. The tongue is the most common airway obstruction in an ... | |
| Epilepsy | 1/1/2010 |
| Q: My brother has a baby boy who born on 23 december 2009.He was normal till 27 th of dec.Then he ... A: First of all congratulations on the new birth. However, your question is much more complex than I ... | |
| Epilepsy? | 11/18/2009 |
| Q: my question is a bit like an essay, I'm afraid, or a story. My background: I'm a 39 year old male. ... A: Your question is a bit confusing but I think I know what you are trying to ask so I will do my best ... | |
| Seizure Recurrence? | 10/29/2009 |
| Q: when you first have an unprovoked seizure what are the chances of a recurrence? That being a person ... A: About 1 in 10 people will have a seizure at some point in their life from a variety of causes. ... | |
| Brain Infection | 10/6/2009 |
| Q: My mum's age is 55. she has sufferd from a brain infection (inflammation) last month. she never had ... A: First of all, I am not a doctor, I am a paramedic and person with epilepsy so I can only speak from ... | |
| Preexsisting sezires & transformations | 10/3/2009 |
| Q: I have Grand-mal epilepsy, Ictal laughter and a pituitary tumor that has not grownin over 20 years. ... A: First I do not understand what you exactly are asking I'm sorry. However, if you are asking if ... | |
| Seizure? | 9/29/2009 |
| Q: I am 22 year old male and I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks. My hands get tingly ... A: First let me start off by saying I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm sure it was very frightening. ... | |
| low white blood cell count and epilepsy | 9/26/2009 |
| Q: Does epilepsy cause low white blood cell count? A: Epilepsy by itself does not cause low white blood cell counts, however it may be a side effect of ... | |
| Partial seizure diagnoses | 8/26/2009 |
| Q: I was recently diagnosed with partial seizures. I'm 55 years old and have experienced what the ... A: First of all let me start off by saying I can't give recommendations to individual medication ... | |
| Is it Epilepsy | 8/6/2009 |
| Q: My fiance is a 34 year old male. He has had 3 collapse with seizure activity in the past 6 months, ... A: I'm sorry you are experiencing this, I'm sure it can be quite frightening. First of all understand ... | |
| Convulsion vs. Seizure? | 7/26/2009 |
| Q: A convulsion is an involuntary muscle contraction. A seizure is abnormal electric activity in the ... A: As I stated in my previous answer there are issues such as certain types of migraine (ie basilar ... | |
| Convulsion vs. Seizure? | 7/17/2009 |
| Q: A convulsion is an involuntary muscle contraction. A seizure is abnormal electric activity in the ... A: Seizure produce convulsions - the convulsion is the symptom of the seizure which is why both are ... | |
| seizure recovery period | 6/30/2009 |
| Q: I am 17years old and when I was 12 I had a seizure and was diagnosed with epilepsy after 2 years of ... A: I'm sorry to hear you had a breakthrough seizure. There are a couple things to consider. One did ... | |
| Visual hallucinations? | 6/28/2009 |
| Q: I am a bit panicked! I have never had siezures in my life, but I have recently started seeing ... A: First of all I don't think you're crazy, so don't worry about that. Second, there is a type of ... | |
| Epilepsy | 5/4/2009 |
| Q: My 11 year old suffered a seizure yesterday - spent the day in the ER and CT scan showed no brain ... A: I'm sorry you had such a scare but glad to hear that there is nothing serious going on ! As far as ... | |
| Epilepsy Low white blood count with tegetrol | 4/6/2009 |
| Q: I have had a seizure disorder since 1987. I have had only 2 seizures and about 10 absence seizures ... A: I have heard of tegretol causing problems with red blood cells causing people to be anemic or ... | |
| (urgent) false positive for epilepsy | 3/9/2009 |
| Q: i had a history of epilepsy in childhood, but now i'm ok, i need a false positive epilepsy report ... A: Wow that is a loaded question. First off if you had a positive history of childhood epilepsy and ... | |
| Seizure medication | 2/18/2009 |
| Q: I read an answer from this site stating that dilanton was really redundant and a good Neurologist ... A: This is a bit of a loaded question. Dilantin and phenobarbital as well as other medications such as ... | |
| Dream or Seizure? | 2/11/2009 |
| Q: When I was young I used to have extreamly bad night terrors. i would have a bad dream that consumed ... A: Jazmine, What you experienced certainly sounds like a frightening experience for anyone to undergo ... | |
| seizures - Autistic specturm child c/o headaches | 12/2/2008 |
| Q: I have a child who was just recently diagnosed with "Asburgers" (although I think he fits better ... A: First of all, let me start off by saying I am only somewhat familiar with aspergers syndrome/autism ... | |
| EPILEPSY | 11/27/2008 |
| Q: The question i am going to ask may be stupid but once ive asked i will ask for more information when ... A: By this question I assume you are referring to MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or CAT (computer ... | |
| Contraindications to massage | 11/26/2008 |
| Q: I am currently a Massage Therapy student. My brother has epilepsy and I would like to know what are ... A: Massage can be a wonderful relaxation tool for anybody, however a few general rules of safety should ... | |
| seizures grand mal | 10/8/2008 |
| Q: what other treat ment would be good for a 14yrs girl that currently take depokote, clonpin,lamictal, ... A: First let me start off by saying, I am not an MD and have not treated the person in question, so I ... | |
beth
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Expertise
I can answer questions related to epilepsy in general with school and work, medications, living with epilepsy and getting the most out of your treatment as well as surgery evaluation and emergency treatment of seizures specializing in seizures following head injuries or in special needs population
Experience
10 years experience in emergency medical services
2 years experience providing medical services for special needs/brain injury patients with epilepsy
Diagnosed with epilepsy in 2000 following head trauma
Organizations
epilepsy foundation of america, hospital focus group related to treatment of status seizure study
Education/Credentials
H.O.P.E. (helping other people with epilepsy) mentor
National Epilepsy Advocate
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