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Seizures in TEA patients commonly occur upon waking suggesting a link between TEA and sleep. It is possible that abnormal electrical activity during sleep disrupts the process of memory consolidation which normally occurs when we sleep. On-going subclinical seizure activity has implications for theories of memory consolidation, discussed below.
Epilepsy and driving. Epilepsy and driving is a personal and public safety issue. A person with a seizure disorder that causes lapses in consciousness may put themselves and the public at risk if a seizure occurs while they are operating a motor vehicle. Not only can a seizure itself cause a car wreck, but anticonvulsants often have side ...
Breakthrough seizures are more likely with a number of triggers. [54]: 57 Often when a breakthrough seizure occurs in a person whose seizures have always been well controlled, there is a new underlying cause to the seizure. [55] Breakthrough seizures vary. Studies have shown the rates of breakthrough seizures ranging from 11 to 37%. [56]
The correlation between old age and driving has been a notable topic for many years. [1][2] In 2018, there were over 45 million licensed drivers in the United States over the age of 65—a 60% increase from 2000. [3] Driving is said to help older adults stay mobile and independent, but as their age increases the risk of potentially injuring ...
A concussion is a mild form of traumatic brain injury, or TBI. It occurs when the skull and brain are rapidly jolted back and forth. This is usually the result of a bump, bang, or blow to the head ...
Neurology, Psychiatry. In the field of neurology, temporal lobe epilepsy is an enduring brain disorder that causes unprovoked seizures from the temporal lobe. Temporal lobe epilepsy is the most common type of focal onset epilepsy among adults. [1] Seizure symptoms and behavior distinguish seizures arising from the medial temporal lobe from ...
A 12-year-old boy helped save his mother when he flagged down a police officer after his mother experienced a seizure while driving and fell into a body of water. Newly released police bodycam ...
Amnesia. Amnesia. Other names. Amnesic syndrome. Specialty. Psychiatry, neurology. Amnesia is a deficit in memory caused by brain damage or brain diseases, [1] but it can also be temporarily caused by the use of various sedative and hypnotic drugs. The memory can be either wholly or partially lost due to the extent of damage that is caused.