Introduction: Epilepsy is a neurologic disorder with intermittent seizure activity in more than 50 million people worldwide. All that is contentious in the public sphere concerning it is its somatic expression and not any etiology involving the mind and emotion. Psychiatric illness is very common in people with epilepsy and has the pot
Reinventing Diagnosis of Epilepsy: The New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine and Technology
Introduction: Epilepsy, a clinical syndrome of recurrent seizures, is lived by approximately 50 million people on the planet. Most are able to manage their condition on medication, but drug-resistant epilepsy is lived through by 30% of them. Timely correct diagnosis at the start is the secret to successful treatment, and new technologi
A Gentle Touch: Gentle, Non-Invasive Nocturnal Seizure Control Techniques
Introduction: Night seizures — nocturnal seizures — are challenging to patients and caregivers. Nocturnal seizures at night, as common in certain forms of epilepsy as nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy, interfere with sleep, increase anxiety levels, and impact activities of daily living. Though drug and invasive therapy is the standar
Opening New Hope: Capturing Lives with Epilepsy Surgery
Introduction: Epilepsy, or neurologic illness with repeated unprovoked seizures, is an illness with a victim among over 50 million persons worldwide. While most patients can manage the illness on medication, drug-resistant epilepsy — an anti-seizure medication-refractory epilepsy — occurs in about 30% of patients. In such patients,
Shedding Light in the Darkness: The Critical Role of Epilepsy Awareness Campaigns
Introduction: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions on the planet, with more than 50 million people worldwide being affected by it, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Although it is as common as this, however, epilepsy is mostly underappreciated and stereotyped in all societies. Social stigma, second-cla