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Back to SearchDeep brain stimulation for epilepsy: Dr. Robert Fisher
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Can electrical current stop seizures, or make seizures less severe? How does it work, and who can benefit? Dr. Laurent Sheybani interviews Dr. Robert Fisher about deep-brai…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
The ketogenic diet for super refractory status epilepticus
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Someone who has persistent seizures that last more than 24 hours, despite treatment, is in super refractory status epilepticus, or SRSE. The condition is rare, but often res…
Published on 3 years, 9 months ago
"You are not your epilepsy": A conversation with Bright Bwalya
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How can you describe your first seizures to a doctor if you don't remember them happening? What if your university professors don't believe you have epilepsy? How do you han…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
Epilepsy care in Zambia: "Now that we have neurologists, we will have a voice"
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Before 2018, epilepsy in Zambia was treated as a mental illness by the health care system, though many people viewed it as a manifestation of demonic possession or witchcra…
Published on 4 years ago