Mounting Data on Epilepsy Point to Dangers of Repeated Seizures. Linda Carroll.
by Carroll, Linda; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 2Health. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Brain chemistry | Brain damage | Convulsions | Epilepsy | Hippocampus (Brain) | Sudden deathDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For years, doctors have reassured epilepsy patients that seizures are relatively benign. While a fall during a seizure may cause injury, the surge of electricity in the brain does no actual damage, patients were told. But mounting evidence now suggests that repeated seizures can indeed harm the brain--or, in rare cases, even lead to death." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article explains epilepsy and discusses how repeated seizures can have a cumulative, harmful effect.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Mounting Data on Epilepsy Point to Dangers of Repeated Seizures, Feb. 18, 2003; pp. D5+.
"For years, doctors have reassured epilepsy patients that seizures are relatively benign. While a fall during a seizure may cause injury, the surge of electricity in the brain does no actual damage, patients were told. But mounting evidence now suggests that repeated seizures can indeed harm the brain--or, in rare cases, even lead to death." (NEW YORK TIMES) This article explains epilepsy and discusses how repeated seizures can have a cumulative, harmful effect.
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