Unit 3

Brianna Liharevic

English 1101

Professor Cole

Epilepsies and Seizures

Throughout my proposal in Unit 2, I researched the importance of patients who suffer with brain disorders and seizures. I feel that it would be important to know because some children who have epilepsy won’t affect their ability to learn or achieve their goals academically but some might be in titled to extra time or support in class. It can cause children to lose some important points during the time they are being taught. I know that the electrical activity occurs between neurons or the brain cells in an infant’s brain. It can happen for several reasons. The seizures usually fragmentary because the babies’ brain is still in the process of developing and not capable of making the coordinated responses in a seizure. Patients who suffer with this diagnosis is something that they would have to control with medication because  there is no cure to this diagnosis.I feel that it would be important to know because some children who have epilepsy won’t affect their ability to learn or achieve their goals academically but some might be in titled to extra time or support in class. It can cause children to lose some important points during the time they are being taught. I know that the electrical activity occurs between neurons or the brain cells in an infant’s brain. It can happen for several reasons. In the text it says “Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological diseases and affects people of all ages, races, social classes, and geographical locations. Epilepsy is a disease of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate seizures and by the neurologic, cognitive, psychological, and social consequences of seizure recurrences”. It usually affects a lot of people over the course of the year. “According to the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), epilepsy is defined by any of the following conditions: (1) at least 2 unprovoked (or reflex) seizures occurring >24 h apart; (2) one unprovoked (or reflex) seizure and a probability of further seizures similar to the general recurrence risk (at least 60%) after 2 unprovoked seizures, occurring over the next 10 years; and (3) diagnosis of an epilepsy syndrome”. What is an unprovoked seizure and what does it include? An unprovoked seizure is a seizure occurring in the absence of precipitating factors. Unprovoked seizures include events occurring in the absence of recognized etiological or risk factors (idiopathic and cryptogenic seizures), in patients with antecedent stable (non – progressing) CNS insults (remote symptomatic seizures), or in those with progressive CNS abnormalities, like brain tumors or degenerative conditions (progressive symptomatic seizures).” The risks of seizures were fair based on research.

Artist Statement

I became interested in my topic on patients with brain disorders because I have always wanted to learn more about the way doctors treat their patients especially when they have a disorder. This topic was something i was curious because it also deals with science in a way which science is something i am decent in. Therefore, some patients grow out of certain disabilities they may have and some may not which also led me to be curious on this specific topic.

The whole purpose of my project is to get my audience which are dealing with college students and above that may be interested in the topic i am writing about because some who are working towards pursuing a career as a doctor or a nurse perhaps this may help them comprehend a little bit about the patients. My project will be written as an article since it is more informational and research based topic.

I chose writing an article for my project because some students may want to see more research rather than something different regarding the topic that is based on the medical field. I feel like when your doing a research based topic that’s when an article comes in so that the reader has more to learn based on the patient and  their health.