In this episode, our host, David Clifford, walks through a Status Epilepticus event he experienced. When a seizure lasts more than five minutes, it becomes a true emergency situation because there is a good chance that the seizure will not end by itself naturally. Additionally, if a person with Epilepsy Read more…
My husband David has had seizures since his teens. We have been together for a quarter-century which gave me a front seat. The most dramatic experience was the life-threatening Status Epilepticus he went through. I hope that this will give you a glimpse into what it’s like for those of Read more…
In this very special episode our host, David Clifford, welcomes up-and-coming comedian Trevor Harris to discuss his fight with Cerebral Palsy and Epilepsy. Cerebral Palsy is the most common motor disability in childhood, with an estimated 764,000 people living with at least one symptom in the United States. An estimated Read more…
In this episode of the Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast our host, David Clifford, walks through some of the things he has learned when he recently invested time to improve his own memory. Stress is a huge factor with regard to the optimization of one’s memory. This ARTICLE is a great Read more…
With the outbreak COVID-19 and resulting pandemic, febrile (or fever) seizures have certainly been in the minds of some parents. In this episode, our host and long-time intractable epilepsy sufferer, David Clifford, gets out of his comfort zone to explain the details of febrile seizures, a scary but common scenario Read more…
Meg doesn’t have Epilepsy, but it is the story of her interaction with a person that does that caught my attention. Here is her original thread on Twitter. Believe me, after you hear her story, you won’t mind that autocorrect changed her tweet’s text of “tonic clonic” to “tonic clinic”. Read more…
One of the common injuries that people with Epilepsy face are wounds to their tongue as a convulsive seizure can sometimes lead to gnashing of the mouth. In this article, I’ll provide some pointers on how to provide some home care remedies that can truly help. First, let’s cover the Read more…
We are certainly living in unprecedented times, as more of the population are forced into isolation due to the outbreak of COVID-19. In the past, I’ve advocated that members of the Epilepsy community are well equipped to handle this disaster as a lot of us have experienced living in isolation Read more…
Does Epilepsy cause Depression? Does Depression cause Epilepsy? In this episode, I review the association between Epilepsy and Depression while also providing tips to fight the ebb and flow of the Cycle of Depression. Never in the history of the world has there been more people physically isolated than the Read more…