It's Friday Facts! time at the Knowledge Safari blog. We have received some great responses regarding our previous Friday Facts! posts. We know that you are learning about new things and sharing the information through social media, like Twitter!
Today we are shining the light on Epilepsy.
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month.
What do you want people to know about Epilepsy? What can the community do to support you or your loved one? Please discuss in the comment section.
The following information is from the Epilepsy Foundation for more information you can look at their website http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy is a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions. It’s also called a seizure disorder. When a person has two or more unprovoked seizures, they are considered to have epilepsy.
A seizure happens when a brief, strong surge of electrical activity affects part or all of the brain. One in 10 adults will have a seizure sometime during their life.
Seizures can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. They can have many symptoms, from convulsions and loss of consciousness to some that are not always recognized as seizures by the person experiencing them or by health care professionals: blank staring, lip smacking, or jerking movements of arms and legs.
Additional information can be found at:
People we follow on Twitter - who tweet about epilepsy!
@greggrunberg - A "Hero" for Epilepsy
@EpilepsyPro
@theepilepsyguy has a campaign going to try to get Ellen DeGeneres to raise awareness and lessen stigma about epilepsy.
@theepilepsyguy has a campaign going to try to get Ellen DeGeneres to raise awareness and lessen stigma about epilepsy.
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Please follow all of us on Twitter to support the cause! Many more people who tweet about epilepsy can be found by searching #epilepsy.
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