Epilepsy: Causes
Hormones and Epilepsy
For women, the pattern of seizures is often directly related to their hormone cycles.
Understanding and Coping with Stigma of Disabilities
Having a disability or chronic health condition saddles the person with more than just the physical complaint. One has to struggle with the social meaning of that disorder as well. Often society is not very accepting of illness and disability and the person affected becomes stigmatized as a result. Stigma is a common problem among the disabled community. It not only affects the person with the disability, but may extend to include his or her whole family as well. The person is shunned. Social opportunities...
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Preeclampsia Risk: Seizures During Pregnancy
If high blood pressure isn’t treated, there is risk of seizure that is life-threatening for fetus and mother. These pregnancy seizures are not epileptic seizures.
Preeclampsia Risk: Seizures During Pregnancy
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