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Epilepsy can be caused by a wide variety of factors, such as a stroke, a brain tumour or a severe head injury. Epilepsy seizures are caused by disruptions to the electrical impulses that occur in our brains and can result in one of several types of seizures.  The question here, however, is whether emotional trauma…

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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental dysfunction that affects a person’s speech, cognitive abilities and behaviour. Autism is a blanket term for a broad range of complex conditions that are characterised by challenges with social skills, communication and interpersonal relationships. As the name suggests, autism is a spectrum and can affect individuals differently and…

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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder whereby a person can not control the onset and offset of sleep, particularly REM sleep. Much like epilepsy, narcolepsy is a disorder that’s caused by changes in the brain and can result in several symptoms, including:  Drowsiness - A person with narcolepsy may present with excessive daytime sleepiness, Cataplexy - An…

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When a child is diagnosed with epilepsy, one of the first questions asked by parents is often “What does the future look like? Will my child always have epilepsy?”. Epilepsy is extremely varied and can affect each person diagnosed in different ways. Some people with epilepsy will have a handful of seizures in their entire…

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As you may already know, here at National Epilepsy Training, our epilepsy awareness training courses are designed to ensure that anyone who may need to be is aware of epilepsy and knows how to react in emergency situations. This could include parents, teachers, employers, carers or nurses and other healthcare professionals.  In this post though,…

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Unfortunately, the misdiagnosis of epilepsy is fairly commonplace and it can have a significant impact on the person who has received the misdiagnosis. Epilepsy misdiagnosis continues to be a huge problem, as it’s estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that up to 70% of people living with epilepsy could be seizure-free, but only if…

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