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Do Seizures Cause Vomiting - Articles
The Seizure Express
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Ashley's Mom
Posted
Fri 02 Oct 2009 10:01pm
Ashley had an appointment with her neurologist yesterday. And unlike many of our specialist appointments, we didn’t have to wait long. In fact, we were the only people in the waiting room. Once in the exam room, Ashley was happy and quite thrilled that I kept giving her sparkly hand lotion. The doctor and I were able to talk, and plan for As ...
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Talking About Alcohol Poisoning With Your Teen / Young Adult
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Lisa Frederiksen
Posted
Tue 08 Dec 2009 4:56pm
by Lisa Frederiksen
It seems at least once a week I read a story about a young person’s death due to alcohol poisoning – often with friends in the vicinity. Talking about what it is, what it looks like, what to do with your teen or young adult child can save a life. Talking about it also offers another opportunity to talk with your teen or ...
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TRANSFORMING WINTER'S DREAMS....
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Helpful Buckeye
Posted
Fri 07 Aug 2009 12:14pm
"St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time -- a day to begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's magic." -- Adrienne Cook
Ah, yes...St. Patrick's Day is Tuesday, a day on which most of us will feel at least part Irish. Helpful Buckeye can taste the corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, and carrots right now, just thinking about it. In fact, ...
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Vomiting while asleep!?!
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Carrie Ostrea
Posted
Wed 23 Feb 2011 6:36am
Hannah threw up today. It has been quite a few weeks since she has actually vomited, which has been wonderful. But was is really disturbing to me is that she did it while she was asleep during her nap. She didn’t even wake up when she did it! Her nurse was sitting right next to her while she was sleeping, and as soon as she noticed her muc ...
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You should know this! First aid for seizures
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Barbara M.
Posted
Sat 21 May 2011 11:11pm
At a support hearing the other day, I represented a client who couldn’t work because she had seizures. We talked about the situation for half an hour or so, her journey to be certified unable to work or drive or do many things because of the seizures, which tended to come on under stress.
Then she had one. Right there. Just melted down off ...
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Surgery 16 update, ER trip, seizures & such
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Zipperhead ..
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Thu 09 Jul 2009 10:09pm
I made it through my 16th surgery about 6 weeks ago. I had a post-op check today; it was originally 2 weeks ago but they said I hadn't made enough progress and made me come again this time. Thankfully two weeks made the difference though! My incision is behaving well, contrary to what Ehlers-Danlos would like for it to do.
My seizures over the ...
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Seizure dos and don'ts!
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froggy14
Posted
Fri 20 Jan 2012 5:15pm
Do you know what to do if you witness someone having a seizure? Well here are some tips that I've learned since my epilepsy diagnosis. Keep in mind that I am by no means a specialist nor do I play one on the internet. This is information I have been given by my doctors and from The Cleveland Clinic's Guide to Epilepsy.
Seizures are pretty c ...
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That Scary "S" Word
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Ali
Posted
Wed 27 Jan 2010 6:53pm
I'm just going to go ahead and brag a bit, I feel pretty optimistic (possibly a tad over-optimistic) yet very realistic, that I have a good grasp on what to expect as the mommy of a 'lil miracle man living with hydranencephaly! Ok, that said...let me also admit one crucial aspect that just scares the buh-jesus outta me for one reason or another.. ...
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