At first, I didn’t talk about epilepsy in my shows. It never occurred to me that people might want to hear about it.
These are called migraine seizures, or migraine aura-triggered seizures. Migraine seizures are defined as a seizure happening within one hour of having a migraine attack with aura. This condition ...
Before an epileptic seizure, he knew, patients experience an "aura," a warning that the seizure is about to occur. Penfield thought if he could provoke this aura with a mild electric current on ...
This feeling is also called an aura – and it is one of the first signs that I am about to have a focal epileptic seizure. Next, it feels like a large wave is washing over me and pushing ...
Previously, 7T MRI scanners have suffered from signal blackspots in crucial parts of the brain, most commonly in the temporal ...
An aura is often the first phase of a seizure, serving as a warning sign before more noticeable symptoms appear. Auras occur due to abnormal electrical activity in a specific part of the brain.
As we mark Purple Day - the international epilepsy awareness day - we hear from our reporter Oliver Murphy on his journey of ...
Seizures can make day-to-day tasks really difficult. They can sometimes be prevented if triggers are known, but they can’t be treated. “Some people get a warning called an aura which can be ...