Archive for the ‘Epilepsy’ Category
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LIVING WITH EPILEPSY: MARRIAGE AND PARENTHOOD
“Can I get married?” Of course! If you are competent to be a spouse, however that competence is defined, there is no reason why a person with epilepsy should not get married. “Can I have children?” Yes. Most women with epilepsy can bear children. “Can a person with epilepsy be a competent parent?” The answer [...]
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LIVING WITH EPILEPSY/SCHOOL: LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR – INTELLIGENCE
Most children have “normal” intelligence; the “average” IQ is given the number 100, and 95 percent of children have IQs from 70 to 130. While there are many questions and much debate about the meaning of an IQ score and about the tests by which it is determined, in a rough way it is shorthand [...]
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EPILEPSY: THE FACTS-CAUSES OF FEBRILE CONVULSIONS
The cause of a febrile convulsion, is, as the name implies, a fever or high temperature. Any of the common childhood infections such as chickenpox, tonsillitis, upper respiratory, ear, bowel or urinary infections may cause a high temperature and therefore cause a febrile convulsion. It is unclear whether it is how quickly the temperature rises, [...]