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After retirement from the sport, he became a television sports presenter, but became disoriented during a live-to-air broadcast in late 2006. Medical tests revealed that he had epilepsy. [87] Paul Wade: born 1962 Former Australian national Football (soccer) player and television sports commentator. Wade had epilepsy all his life but was only ...
Paroxysmal attack. Paroxysmal attacks or paroxysms (from Greek παροξυσμός) are a sudden recurrence or intensification of symptoms, such as a spasm or seizure. [1] These short, frequent symptoms can be observed in various clinical conditions. They are usually associated with multiple sclerosis or pertussis, but they may also be ...
Sudden cardiac death of athletes. It remains a difficult medical challenge to prevent the sudden cardiac death of athletes, typically defined as natural, unexpected death from cardiac arrest within one hour of the onset of collapse symptoms, excluding additional time on mechanical life support. [1] (. Wider definitions of sudden death are also ...
Famous people have been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Living ... American sports journalist. [148] Kenneth More (1914–1982; aged 67), English actor. [149]
Olympic and Paralympic deaths. At the modern Olympic Games, as of the conclusion of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, eight Olympic or Paralympic athletes and six horses have died as a result of competing in or practicing their sport at Games venues; three other deaths were potentially a result of competition. In addition, another 16 participants ...
YouTuber and science communicator. American. Merryn Crofts. Drama student whose death was caused by ME/CFS [18] British. Michael Crawford. Actor and singer. British. Mia Diekow [19]
Frequency. 0.2% [1] Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPWS) is a disorder due to a specific type of problem with the electrical system of the heart involving an accessory pathway able to conduct electrical current between the atria and the ventricles, thus bypassing the atrioventricular node. [2][3] About 60% of people with the electrical ...
Non-epileptic seizures (NES), also known as pseudoseizures, non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD), functional seizures, or dissociative seizures, are paroxysmal events that appear similar to an epileptic seizure, but do not involve abnormal, rhythmic discharges of neurons in the brain. [1] Symptoms may include shaking, loss of consciousness, and ...