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Childbirth & later: Can I breastfeed if I have Epilepsy? Breastfeeding Linked To Fewer Seizures in Kids – drkharkar
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
How does Amantadine act?
(Brand names in India: Amantrel, Parkitidin) How does Amantadine act? Amantadine is a another friend of levodopa (remember: its other friend is entacapone). While it can decrease the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, it works best when it is given to support the action of levodopa. While Entacapone can sometimes increase the side-effects of levodopa, Amantadine
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Non-Epileptic events (including Non-Epileptic Seizures / Stress seizures)
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Heredity: Is epilepsy a hereditary disease?
This is an article from the Safe Pregnancy in Epilepsy patient guide. In some people, Epilepsy may be hereditary. But even if you have epilepsy, the chance that your child will have epilepsy is 5% or lower. Epilepsy is inherited through abnormal epilepsy genes. These epilepsy genes may be dominant or recessive (explained below). So
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What is Progressive Supranuclear Palsy? [PSP meaning]
After reading what your doctor wrote, you may have wondered: What is PSP? PSP means “Progressive Supranuclear Palsy”. It is a Parkinson’s Plus Syndrome. Some diseases are like Parkinson’s disease. But they also have extra symptoms. So, they are called “Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes”. PSP is the most common Parkinson’s Plus Syndrome. If you have PSP, the extra
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Teratogenicity: Are seizure medications safe in pregnancy? Antiepileptic Drugs in Women With Epilepsy During Pregnancy – Drkharkar
This is an article from the Safe Pregnancy in Epilepsy patient guide. Seizure medications can cause birth defects. It is important to choose one of the seizure medications safe in pregnancy. The safest antiepileptic in pregnancy needs to be carefully selected for each woman. It needs to minimize both seizures and birth defects. Valproate has
Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes [5 important mimics]
What are the Parkinson’s Plus Syndromes? It is best to think of the Parkinson’s Plus syndromes as the sisters of Parkinson’s disease. Although many diseases are similar to Parkinson’s disease, the changes they produce and their symptoms are slightly different. It’s why we think of these diseases as the sisters of Parkinson’s disease. Another name
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What are “Epilepsy Syndromes”?, Classification and Definition of Epilepsy Syndromes – Drkharkar
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DBS for Parkinson’s Disease – Realistic expectations.
1) It is not magic DBS is not a magic solution or a miracle cure. 2) Expected benefits It leads to increased ON-time (4-6 hours on average) and decreased severity of symptoms during the OFF time. However, even after DBS many patients will still experience fluctuations and OFF-times. 3) Non-motor benefits DBS may also cause
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