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Bookmark or Share- COVID-19: Tips for people with neurologic issues, such as epilepsy and ...Though patients with chronic neurologic conditions like epilepsy are not at increased risk to contract COVID-19, they are more susceptible to increased seizures as a result of growing stress and anxiety over the pandemic. "We know that stress increases the environment for seizures to occur," says Dr. Joseph Sirven, a Mayo Clinic neurologist. "So with […]
- ‘Dogtor’ and doctor return joy to boy with severe epilepsyAffecting about 0.5% of children with epilepsy, DEE-SWAS is rare, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. DEE-SWAS typically starts in children between the ages of 2 and 12. Regression of skills or failure to gain new skills is the hallmark of DEE-SWAS, although children also may have seizures.
- AI boosts the power of EEGs, enabling neurologists to quickly ...Funding for the research includes support from the J. Orin Edson Foundation, the Epilepsy Foundation of America, the Benjamin A. Miller Clinician-Investigator Fellowship in Aging and Related Diseases, the Mayo Clinic Neurology Artificial Intelligence Program and the National Science Foundation (Award No. IIS-2105233), and the National ...
- Ask the Mayo Mom: Navigating a new epilepsy diagnosisFinding the right medication or combination of medications, and the optimal dosages, can be complex. Many children with epilepsy who aren't experiencing epilepsy symptoms can eventually discontinue medications and live a seizure-free life. For some children with drug-resistant epilepsy, surgery is an option. Epilepsy surgery, which is ...
- Mayo Clinic Minute: Why kids with epilepsy need a seizure action planEpilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurring seizures. And it's common. It's estimated that 1 in 26 people develop the disorder, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. It affects people of all genders, races and ages, including children.
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