It’s Epilepsy Awareness Day! Almost one in twenty people will experience a seizure in their lifetime - but does having a seizure mean you have epilepsy? And what goes on in your brain when you’re having a seizure, anyway? In this episode of Neuro Transmissions, we’re discussing the neuroscience of epilepsy, how its treated, and what you should do if you see someone having a seizure.
Kinds of seizures: https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/types-seizures
Seizure first aid: https://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/about/first-aid.htm
Sources:
https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/what-epilepsy
https://www.epilepsy.com/learn/about-epilepsy-basics/what-seizure
http://www.epilepsy-ohio.org/about-epilepsy/characteristics/myths-about-epilepsy/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2492886/
https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/list-anti-epileptic-drugs
https://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/ketogenic-diet#.Wo5c_hMbNTY
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs999/en/