By Dr. Locatelli
Misplaced keys. A forgotten name. A lost thought. As we age, these issues create a familiar and worrisome question: am I losing my memory?
Fortunately, we now know that there are therapies and exercises that you can do to preserve and even improve your memory.
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By Dr. Locatelli on December 2nd, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
By Dr. Locatelli
Since seizures are often associated with epilepsy, it is natural to assume that everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy. The trust is that not everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy.
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By Dr. Locatelli on December 1st, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
While there has been much effort put in to educating the general public about epilepsy and seizures, there are still many misconceptions about this neurological disorder.
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By Dr. Locatelli on November 24th, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
Over the last decade, a new kind of service animal has emerged. According to the Delta Society, while there are no scientific studies to prove this theory, seizure alert dogs have the ability to warn people with epilepsy of an impending attack minutes—sometimes hours—before it occurs.
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By Dr. Locatelli on November 13th, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, Florida Neuroscience Center will have an information table set up in front of the cafeteria at Holy Cross Hospital between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13. We invite you to come with your questions and to receive educational literature to help you better understand epilepsy and seizures.
Did you know that not everything that shakes is a seizure?
By Dr. Locatelli on November 10th, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
By Dr. Locatelli
More than three million Americans, including 360,000 Floridians, are coping with epilepsy. Many people with epilepsy manage successful careers in a variety of industries. In fact, the only jobs that people with a history of seizures are prohibited from obtaining are those that require a federal commercial driver’s license or a commercial pilot’s license.
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By Dr. Locatelli on November 6th, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
By Dr. Locatelli
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, which the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida has aptly created a theme for the month called “Let’s Talk About It.”
There are many myths and misconceptions about epilepsy and seizures. Throughout the month, check the Florida Neuroscience Center blog for posts that help dispel some of these myths.
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By Dr. Locatelli on November 3rd, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
By Dr. Locatelli
The definition for alternative medicine from the National Institute of Health is “medicine that is used in place of conventional or traditional medicine.” An example of an alternative therapy is using a special diet to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy that has been recommended by a conventional doctor.
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By Dr. Locatelli on October 28th, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
By Dr. Gabriela Cora
In some studies, only about 70% of patients took medications as prescribed by their physician, despite almost all of them claiming to have followed instructions as given. Although as physicians we realize there may be difficulties in buying your medication or in following up our recommendations, we also want to ensure we can help you in the best possible way. As doctors, we understand that you may feel uncomfortable sharing very private information that may even make you blush. On the other hand, you have trusted us to help you recover and feel better than you felt before you came to us.
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By Dr. Corá on October 26th, 2008 in Dr. Corá.
By Dr. Locatelli
In our last post, we explored electricity and its role in causing seizures. Another fact related to the brain’s anatomy and seizures is that different areas of the brain control different functions.
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By Dr. Locatelli on October 23rd, 2008 in Dr. Locatelli.
