Ask The Expert - Florida Neuroscience Center Blog

By Dr. Locatelli

This week, we celebrated the epilepsy monitoring unit’s (EMU) one-year anniversary, and we could not be more pleased with its success.  We designed the unit and operate it in conjunction with Holy Cross Hospital. 

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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

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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In last week’s post about the benefits of an epilepsy monitoring unit, I mentioned that there may be more than 200 symptoms of seizures.

We often visualize seizures as someone falling and shaking uncontrollably, but do you know that seizures may also appear in very mild ways?  We have seen patients experience seizures in the form of rapid blinking of the eyes, unsteadiness on their feet,  visual changes such as distortions in the size and shape of objects, strange smells, or even deja vu. 

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