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Annotated Bibliography: Epilepsy
Camfield, Carol S. , and Peter R. Camfield. "Long- Term Social
Outcomes for Children with Epilepsy." Epilepsia 48: 3-5.
EBSCo Host. Web. 10 May 2014.
Epilepsy can cause hardship in a person when they’re
diagnosed, but the long-term social outcomes can be even worse.
People with epilepsy need to have independent living arrangements
when they’re epilepsy is uncontrolled with medications. Many have a
hard time keeping employment, having a relationship, getting married
and for women becoming pregnant. At end, children with epilepsy are
the ones that struggle the most with social problems when they get
to adulthood.
Dougherty, Terri. "Tests and Treatments for Epilepsy." Epilepsy
(Diseases & Disorders). Farmington Hills: Lucent Books, 2010.
. Print.
Epilepsy is a rare disorder, therefore there are various ways of
detecting this difficult disorder. As complex as it is there are also
different treatments for the various types of epilepsy. A few ways it
can be detected or diagnosed is through an Electroencephalograph
(EEG), and MRI and through magnetoencephalograph (MEG) which is
the newest technique to detect epilepsy. The very first method of
treating epilepsy is through oral medication and if that fails surgery
may be performed. However there people how are not good
candidates for surgery and are then led to get a Vagus Nerve
Stimulation (VNS). On younger children who may outgrow seizures
are sometimes put on a diet called ketogenic diet which is high
infants and low in carbohydrates and sugars.
Duncan, John S., Josemir W. Sander, Sanjay M. Sisodiya, and
Matthew C. Walker. "Adult Epilepsy." 367: 1087-1100.
EbscoHost. Web. 10 May 2014.
Although epilepsy is most common in both children and elderly,
it may also be detected during adulthood. Epilepsy can either be
caused by high fever, head trauma, genetics, or in some cases it may
be unknown. Epilepsy can be diagnosed through MRI which is best
for people who develop epilepsy in their adulthood. Also in some
instances EEG is used to back the diagnosis. When diagnosed
treatments are usually given and based on the type of epilepsy and
the person’s lifestyle.
Hixson, John D., and Heidi E. Kirsch. "The Effect of Epilepsy
and it’s Treatments on Affect and Emotion." Neurocase 15:
206-216. EbscoHost. Web. 10 May 2014.
Epilepsy can create many mixed emotions on a person with
epilepsy. It can cause some sort of disability, depression and
anxiety. They can either be caused by the treatments itself or
perhaps for the simple fact that they have epilepsy. Intractable
epilepsy is causes complications in mood, emotion processing and
social behavior. Many of these arise from the disorder as it may
restrict a person to live a normal life.
Kobau, Rosemarie, and Patricia Price. "Knowledge of Epilepsy
and Familiarity with This Disorder in the U.S. Population:
Results from the 2002 HealthStyles Survey." Epilepsia 44:
1449-1454. EbscoHost. Web. 10 May 2014.
More than two million people have epilepsy in the United States
yet it’s barely understood. Many believe that its caused by
supernatural evil, while others believe it’s not a real medical
condition. In reality epilepsy is just a brain disorders. Also epilepsy
can be freighting to those who haven’t seen anyone have a seizure or
to someone who is unaware of what epilepsy is. However, epilepsy is
a disorder that should be understood by many since it causes
potential harm to the person how’s having the seizures. People
should be educated and know what to do when someone has a
seizure.
Leppik, Illo E.. "Staying Healthy with Epilepsy." Epilepsy: A Guide to
Balancing Your Life (An American Academy of Neurology Press
Quality of Life Guide). New York: Demos Medical Pub, 2007. .
Print.
Personal safety, sleeping well, eating healthy are some factors
of staying healthy with epilepsy. However, we are only humans and
many unexpected events can occur that may alter our stress levels
causing insomnia, anxiety, or may make a person sick. Learning
about the safety of epilepsy may help a person get through difficult
situations without running risk of getting more seizures than usual.
For example it’s best to keep a steady sleeping schedule, work
schedule, having good time management. It’s also good to know what
triggers your epilepsy to prevent from happening or to take safety
measures.
Strekas, Amy, Nan Bernstein Ratner, Madison Berl, and William D
Gaillard. "Narrative abilities of children with epilepsy."
International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
48: 207-219. Web. 10 May 2014.
It’s been said that people with epilepsy are dumb or have low
IQ’s. But in this journal a research is being performed to evaluate
children with epilepsy. In their evaluation they’re testing and
comparing language skills between children with chronic and recent
epilepsy. The connection between epilepsy and language skill
problems seemed to be higher in children with chronic epilepsy than
in in those with recent diagnosis.
Wyllie, Elaine. "Drug Therapy." Epilepsy: Information for You and
Those Who Care About You. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Clinic
Press, 2008. . Print.
Because there are various types of epilepsy and each individual
responds differently from one another to the available treatments,
many progress had been made with oral medications for patients.
Each treatment is given to patient depending on type and severity of
epilepsy. They are all started at low to mid dose until the patient is
able to get stabilized or when seizures decrease. Like many
medications epilepsy treatments may cause weight gain or loss, rash,
dizziness, headaches, fatigue, or drowsiness which is why
medications are also given to accommodate the individual’s lifestyle.