Essays about: "Epilepsy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 45 essays containing the word Epilepsy.

  1. 1. Metabolic Crisis Induced by Antiepileptic Drugs in Patients with Mitochondrial Epilepsy : The Effect of Valproic Acid, Topiramate and Propofol on Mitochondrial Function

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för biomedicinsk vetenskap (BMV)

    Author : Angelica Dahlgren; [2023]
    Keywords : ATP; epilepsy; mitochondria; oxygen consumption; propofol; topiramate; valproic acid;

    Abstract : Mitochondria are important cytosolic organelles present in nearly all eukaryotic cells. The main function of mitochondria are to generate the vast majority of ATP through the process of oxidative phosphorylation. READ MORE

  3. 2. Living with epilepsy - the experiences of adult people : A descriptive literature review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Wenjing Gu; JiaFeng Wu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Epilepsy is a common serious chronic neurological disease, and peoplewith epilepsy not only suffer physical pain caused by the disease itself but also sufferfrom a range of complex psychological problems. Epilepsy is a chronic nervous systemdisease that needs a life-long treatment. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unsupervised Detection of Interictal Epileptiform Discharges in Routine Scalp EEG : Machine Learning Assisted Epilepsy Diagnosis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen Vi3

    Author : Shuai Shao; [2023]
    Keywords : EEG; electroencephalography; IED; interictal epileptiform discharges; spike detection; epilepsy; unsupervised; Fourier transform; STFT; short-time Fourier transform; CWT; continuous wavelet transform; DWT; discrete wavelet transform; ML; machine learning; ANN; artificial neural network; CNN; convolutional neural network; autoencoder; HMM; hidden Markov model; ECS; Euclidean distance of cumulative spectrum;

    Abstract : Epilepsy affects more than 50 million people and is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders and has a high impact on the quality of life of those suffering from it. However, 70% of epilepsy patients can live seizure free with proper diagnosis and treatment. Patients are evaluated using scalp EEG recordings which is cheap and non-invasive. READ MORE

  5. 4. UV laser patterning of silicone-based soft electrode grids

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Maria Jakobsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Soft electrodes; Wearable electrodes; UV laser; Laser ablation; Laser curing; Polydimethylsiloxane; PDMS; Silver flakes; Teknisk biologi; Teknisk biologi;

    Abstract : Roughly 123 million people worldwide are affected by conditions such as epilepsy, dementia, and cardiovascular diseases. Wearable electrodes are currently used to monitor these conditions short-term. Long-term monitoring would allow for predicting seizures and could be used as a preventive treatment. READ MORE

  6. 5. Parents’ experiences of caring children with epilepsy : A descriptive review

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för vårdvetenskap

    Author : Yeting Gao; Wenting Gu; [2023]
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    Abstract : Background: Epilepsy, as a chronic neurological disease, not only seriously affects thephysical and mental health of children with epilepsy, but also affects their familymembers, especially their parents. Taking care of children with epilepsy has broughtmany negative effects to their parents. READ MORE