For many people living with epilepsy, memory impairments are an all-too-common reality. They’re obvious barriers to a person’s general quality of life. But in terms of managing seizures, memory impairments also make it hard to track and recall how many seizures one had in the
Our wearable seizure diary‘s campaign slogan is “Big Data Beat Epilepsy.” But what does a wearable have to do with big data? Let’s start with the power of big data. The curation of large datasets of diverse but well-labeled data was the foundation of
Last week we dug into the ins and outs of mental health and epilepsy. Mental health issues can easily sneak up, and a seizure diary is one way to track whether stress or anxiety are impacting the number or duration of seizures for anyone living
Mental health disorders are often a complicated conundrum for clinicians to diagnose and treat, especially when factoring in a coexisting neurological condition like epilepsy. Unfortunately, people with epilepsy have an increased risk of several mental health disorders, including depression, anxiety, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder—also known as
Ask any person with epilepsy, and they’ll probably tell you that accurately tracking seizures is difficult. For one, life gets busy. For another, some common types of seizures can impair memory, making it difficult to remember exactly what happened. Oftentimes, it’s the caretaker spearheading seizure
Imagine a seizure. What do you see? My guess is an assortment of frightening symptoms: violent shaking of the limbs, falling to the ground, eyes blank or even blood from the person biting their lips. But ask a person who experiences seizures due to epilepsy,
