#Epilepsy on the Brain

[asianneurocentre]

What are the Long Term Consequences of Epilepsy on the Brain?

Epilepsy in the Brain

Epilepsy is a disorder of the nervous system. It is a condition that affects the way the brain functions by causing a fast discharge of neurons in the brain. At its core, epilepsy involves a disruption of the brain’s normal electrical activity.

The brain is an intricate network of billions of neurons that communicate through electrical and chemical signals. In epilepsy, the balance is disrupted, and bursts of electrical activity occur in an uncontrolled manner.

The brain region where such abnormal activity starts up may identify the kind of seizure that occurs. Epilepsy is a long-term neurological condition that involves the central nervous system, especially the brain, whereby one experiences frequent, random seizures.

These seizures cannot be ignored as they are just an expression of the outward manifestation of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal action of the brain.

Proper knowledge of the nature of epilepsy and its long-term consequences on brain well-being is important to be able to treat the disease and to make the life of individuals with epilepsy better.

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[imagopaw]

timeskip Luzan… *dreamy sigh* …….. timeskip luzanmity….*topples over and falls*

[vampfire1]

reminder that seizures can cause traumatic brain injuries

i got a tbi when i was 10 years old because of a grand mal seizure. like full on severe brain damage. and then i had to live through 2020 — yeah, the global pandemic year — while dealing with untreated brain damage. and guess what? people like me exist. and we’re constantly erased from both seizure discourse and tbi discourse.

not all brain injuries come from car crashes or football. some of us got brain damage from our own nervous systems betraying us. from our own bodies short circuiting. and no one talks about it.

we deserve acceptance. we deserve awareness. we deserve to be included in conversations about neurodivergence and disability without being told we’re making it up or “it’s not the same thing.”

people treat tbi like it’s only valid if it’s visible. like unless you’re in a wheelchair or wearing a helmet you’re just faking it. newsflash: you can’t see what’s going on inside my skull. but it’s real. and it’s hard.

so yeah. shoutout to the seizure survivors with brain injuries. shoutout to the kids who had seizures and never fully recovered. shoutout to the people who went through brain trauma and were expected to just keep functioning normally like nothing happened.

we’re here. we exist. and we’re done being quiet about it.

[obscurevideogames]

Ninja Boy 2 (Culture Brain - Game Boy - 1993)  

[batwynn]

PSA:

The Kobo Libra Color e-reader is not 100% safe for anyone sensitive to flashing or flashing lights.

Between every page turn and ‘click’ the screen flashes negative for a second, sometimes more than once for about 20 seconds. We’ve tried two different ones now, and they claim it’s not a ‘reported problem’ but two, brand new ones have had the same problem. I’ve now seen a few reviews mention it, as well. Just a heads up to folks with this kind of sensitivity.

[a-dull-aching-pain]

Me trying to function with brain fog:

* A gif of Captain Jack Sparrow from Pirates of the Caribbean, walking out of the water saying "Did everyone see that? Because I will not be doing it again." *

[mindblowingscience]

RIKEN researchers have discovered how the structure of drugs for treating epilepsy allows them to interact with a key protein found in synapses at the junctions of neurons. This knowledge could help to design even better drugs for the condition. Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes recurrent seizures and can strike without warning. It is thought to affect somewhere between 0.5% and 1% of the population.

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[ihopethatyoureasleep]

I JUST REALIZED IM ALMOST A YEAR SEIZURE FREE !!!!!!!!!!! ITS SO CRAZY IM SO EXCITED !!!!! FINGERS CROSSED I MAKE A FULL YEAR !!!!

[image id: excited dog with its paws in the air]

[numberonetacostan]

worried about doing this off anon but i also like when you say hi

i'm collecting epilepsy headcanons because i love to project lol... do you have any perhaps???

(so far, i have collected tissues, bluberry, poppy (and cobs), and suitcase from others, and created epileptic oj a while back)

Hi Michasia!!^^ Welcome back, and thank you for sending in an ask!! :]

Hmmm... I think Paper could be an interesting candidate! It would be a good humanised reason for why he absolutely can not swim, yeah? You probably know this since you (presumably, from your ask) have epilepsy, but seizures can be extra extra dangerous when they happen in the water. I know a child recently drowned at a theme park in the US because she had a seizure in the water a drowned. I am a lifeguard btw I did not actively seek out stories about children drowning. So, to summarise that yap session, Paper having epilepsy would be a good headcanon since you can ground it in canon.

Epilepsy can be caused by a brain injury, yeah? Bot is a robot, obviously, so they couldn't have epilepsy in the same way a person could, but they're all objects so. Human standards mean nothing. They did recently experience serious head trauma when Toilet rammed into them, so it's reasonable to think that the injury could cause something serious, I think.

[lightningshrikes]

Is it incredibly weird for anyone else to go through tags for conditions/general disability labels that you struggle with and see posts from able-bodied or non-disabled people talking about how to write a character like that or giving "whump" prompts based on very real disabilities that people have... Like, we can see that. We are aware. We would like to not be though...!

[salt-baby]

gentle reminder that human health does not fit into a binary system and nothing is ever really fully a mental or physical disability

stress can have significant effects on physical health, more than you'd think

and the basis of any mental disability is still physical, that's why it's possible to develop medications for it

[tsartistry]

I've been doing a lot of DoorDash delivery driving on the side after work too keep myself afloat. I wouldn't call it lucrative but it's certainly kept me from drowning as badly as I was before.

Unfortunately that hasn't left me a lot of time to draw or write. That said, it has left me with a lot of idle time with just me, my thoughts, and my music, so my ideas have had a lot of time to percolate, and a lot of that has been spent on that Niobe fic.

There's a dog now! Things shift and change constantly as I plot, but I am going to make a pointed effort to keep the dog in as long as it's feasible.

It's interesting how the needs of the narrative cause seemingly unrelated details to manifest. For plot & magical reasons it was a good idea to have a Friendly Creature of some kind constantly by Lester's side. The most reasonable option was a service dog. Which means, of course, that there needs to be a reason for Lester to have one. After mulling it over, I'm thinking the dog is a seizure alert dog.

I've mentioned before that Niobe's going at Lester's memories from multiple angles. She's already combining magic and psychology, she's not above messing with his brain directly. I'm thinking maybe something gets damaged in the process, and now Lester's got epilepsy caused by a TBI. It actually fits really nicely into the story, because Niobe's cover story for any of Lester's fuzzy and inconsistent memories is that he recently survived a brain tumor. That's been part of the plan for a while. Including an ACTUAL brain injury would just sell her lie more.

There's no guarantee that ANY of these details are making it into the final story; It's a lot of extra stuff to add on top of what is already a very complicated mish-mash of ideas. But I'm already researching to see if it's something I can portray accurately and in an inoffensive (or even empowering) way.

Anyway, i should figure out what to name the dog.

[augmentedpolls]

Some examples of neurological disorders include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, TBI/ABI, ataxia, muscular dystrophy, MS, ALS, and Tourette’s. Neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, adhd, and learning disabilities do not count as part of this category.

[nightmaretour]

Since people are actually following me for some reason, I thought I should probably make some kind of introductory post I guess.

I'm Zero, I'm a 28 year old visibly disabled trans man with a facial difference living in the UK, and a survivor of meningoencephalitis, septicaemia/sepsis, and a resulting stroke as a teen. I have multifocal right hemisphere brain damage resulting in hemiplegia (including facial paralysis), epilepsy, and a whole host of other health issues. I cannot mobilise without an aid (currently crutch and mobility scooter!) and have to live in sheltered housing. I'm open to questions as long as you are respectful.

I post a lot about disability, cripplepunk stuff, trans rights, general LGBTQ+ rights, anticapitalism, etc. A fair amount of what I post is NOT suitable for minors, I guess I can't stop you from following me but I'd really prefer you didn't. My blog runs on a queue, so that I don't spam everyone's feed every time I spend a couple of hours browsing when I don't have the energy for anything else.

I have a cognitive disability, so you have to be a little patient with me sometimes, my sentences don't always make sense on the first go and I forget or misremember things. I appreciate it if you respectfully point out if I minced something. I can make my own judgements and form opinions just fine though, so fuck off if you're going to use it as an excuse to belittle and discredit me.

Terfs/radfems, bigots of any kind, eugenics and genocide supporters or apologists, and radqueers/transID (ESPECIALLY "transabled") please interact so I can block you. Forced birthers/anti-choicers, my posts are not and have never been for you, fuck off. If you whine to me about cripplepunk and physical disability spaces being "exclusionist", I will block you. Same if you cannot be respectful about facial differences, strokes, brain damage, visible disabilities, etc, with a zero tolerance policy. I will also most likely make fun of any and all of the above on my blog :)

I am not a free reference for your whump fic, nor am I a subject for your disability fetish. I block able bodied whump writers and devotee blogs on sight. No exceptions. If you tag my serious/personal posts with fictional characters or things like "writing reference" I will block you.

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I will not argue with or tolerate genocide supporters or apologists, my blog is not a safe space for any kind. You are not welcome here.

If any of my image posts are missing image descriptions, please let me know! I do try to add them when I remember but my brain has a very limited capacity, and often things slip through the cracks and disappear. People who make image descriptions I love you, I will paste them into the original post. Please also let me know if you spot any other accessibility issues, such as text not being screen reader friendly.

I also have an art blog over at @disharm0nious ! There's not much on it so far, since I'm dealing with a lot health-wise right now. I do a lot of work with textiles, including screen printing and making my own cross stitch patterns.

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[caffeine-and-spells]

One of the doctors responsible for my brain surgery told me he could take a pic of my brain for me while they were in there.

I love that guy.

[a-dull-aching-pain]

I sometimes forget I have brain damage until I'm slapped with a special kind of fatigue. Where my brain decides it suddenly doesn't want to work anymore.