Archive for the ‘Epilepsy’ Category

WHY DO SEIZURES OCCUR? THE IMPORTANCE OF THRESHOLD – THE MARGIN OF SAFETY

Although the margin of safety is largely determined by a child’s genetic makeup, it varies from time to time and day to day depending on factors like the above. Whatever the margin of safety is at a given point in time, the threshold may be exceeded and a seizure result if there is an additional [...]

THE CAUSES OF EPILEPSY: INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bacterial meningitis can damage the brain at any age from the newborn period to old age. Vigorous and early treatment with antibiotics and corticosteroid drugs nearly always prevents damage to the cortex, which lies immediately under the meningeal covering of the brain. However, if the treatment is delayed, or the organism is resistant to the [...]

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