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Dr. Siddharth Kharkar, MBBS, MD Neurology (ABPN, USA), MHS
Can Epilepsy be genetic? Yes. We get our genes from our Parents. They determine a lot of our features: our height, our skin colour, our eye colour, hair colour and so on. Genes also contain the information required to make the brain, the lungs, the liver and other organs of our body. Therefore, if we … Read more
What is an EEG? “EEG” is the short-form of “Electro-Encephalo-Graphy”. The literal translation is: -Electro = Electrical – Encephalo = head – Graphy = Representation Therefore, “Electro-Encephalo-Graphy” or EEG means “Graphs of the electrical activity inside your head”. If my EEG is normal, does it mean that I do not have Epilepsy? No. A normal … Read more
This is the final article in the complete guide to Pregnancy in Epilepsy. At the end of pregnancy, most women have normal childbirth. Occasional women may need a caesearean section. Most seizure medications are safe while breastfeeding. However, some seizure medications are less safe for the baby. Hence talking to a pediatrician before breastfeeding is … Read more
Deep Brain Stimulation Success rate for Parkinson’s disease is excellent. According to Medtronic’s data, 85-90% of patients have significant improvement after DBS. DBS does not reduce all symptoms equally. It reduces some symptoms more than others. In most cases: DBS reduces the major symptoms of shaking, stiffness and slowness. Patients walk faster. However, DBS does … Read more
It is easy to get confused by the many names that seizures have. But, it’s actually very simple. There are only 2 kinds of seizures: Focal and Priamry generalized. The other names for seizures are based on the symptoms they produce. For example, a seizure during which someone laughs is called a “Gelastic seizure” – … Read more
DBS surgery risks & Deep Brain Stimulation side effects are relatively low. It is very easy to think only about the risks of the surgery itself. But the DBS surgery risk is relatively minor, and described below. A few weeks after the DBS surgery, the DBS electrical current is switched on. The current decreases Parkinson’s … Read more
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Ex-Assistant Professor, University of Alabama, USA
