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Health Encyclopedia: Epilepsy Outlook And Effects

Outlook and Effects

General Outlook for Patients with Epilepsy

Most patients can control their seizures with a single drug and stop drug treatment completely after 2 seizureless years. In fact, the sooner patients achieve remission using an anti-epileptic drug (AED), the better their chances for remaining seizure-free in the future. If epilepsy is not effectively treated, and if the patient has continuing seizures, changes in the neurons may eventually cause intractable, or refractive, epilepsy. T...

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Understanding Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum, Part 4: Postpartum Psychosis

By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health Expert

Postpartum psychosis is a very serious psychiatric illness that can be life threatening. Across all... Read more »

Postpartum Depression

By Deborah Gray , Health Expert

A new study published in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry suggests that a... Read more »

Helping Women with Depression

By Sue Bergeson , Health Expert

A few weeks ago, the health care liaison from Senator Dick Durbin's office called me indicating... Read more »

Depression During Pregnancy and Postpartum Part 1: Prevalence and Diagnosis

By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health Expert

Depression is the leading cause of disease-related disability among women in the world. In... Read more »

"I have a new baby. Why do I feel so depressed?" A Look at Postpartum Depression

By Merely Me , Health Expert

It is one of those times in a woman's life which holds high emotional expectations. You are given... Read more »

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What Causes Depression?

CausesThe causes of depression are not fully known. Most likely a combination of genetic, biologic, and environmental factors are at work.Genetic FactorsBecause depression runs in families, and has a... Read more »

Depression Issues: What is depression?

Depression is a mood disorder which results from a variety of factors related to biological and genetic background, environmental influences, and childhood or developmental experiences. There are... Read more »

Hypothyroidism: Treatment

Various tests are used when deciding whether to treat a patient for hypothyroidism:First, an elevated TSH (thyrotropin) level should be confirmed and thyroxine (T4) level determined.Testing... Read more »

Tips for a Successful Doctor's Visit: A Patient Guide"

Doctors are eager to offer patients quality care that can help individuals take better control of their health. Because physicians are often overworked, providing your physician with facts... Read more »

How to Make the Most of Visits with your Heart Doctor

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