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When was HarborView Condominium created?
HarborView Condominium was created in 1993.
When was Harborview Medical Center created?
Harborview Medical Center was created in 1877.
Can a patient have both intractable epilepsy and epilepsy?
The word intractable means hard to control. It can be used in relation to many things. Lots of things can be intractable. So intractable epilepsy is when someone's epilepsy is quite serious, difficult to control and as a result has a major impact on their lives. It is not a form of epilepsy, just a general description as to how serious a person's epilepsy has become. As it is a general term there is no specific point of measurement to say when someone has intractable epilepsy. The majority of people with epilepsy lead very normal lives. They only have seizures occasionally and most of the time they are fine and people that know them might not even know they have epilepsy. Only a very small amount of people have it to the extent that it could be said to be intractable.
Can we go to Australia as a tourist with epilepsy?
Yes. People with epilepsy travel all the time, to many parts of the world.
Could your epilepsy be causing you to have heart probems?
There is not normally a connection between epilepsy and other conditions. People who have epilepsy can have other health problems, but these would not normally be because of their epilepsy. If you are concerned about a heart problem, go to see a doctor.
Is epilepsy a physical disability?
Epilepsy can considered a disability but it only effects some parts of the brain and for some people the effects are minimal, so it has little or no impact on their daily lives. For others it can cause major problems and so be very disabling for them. However, epilepsy can alter in it's severity. And a person's lifestyle can effect this. For instance alcohol will ensure that any medication(s) taken for epilepsy have no effect. The alcohol combating the effect of the medication. Sleep is also necessary to the epileptic. In the long - term, a healthy lifestyle can serve to create a person who has controlled epilepsy.
What is the incubation of epilepsy?
Epilepsy comes in many types, levels of severity and with many causes. Every case is different. Some people may have epilepsy for life and others may have it for a short time. So the treatment period can vary extensively.
Will oil rigs hire somebody with epilepsy?
Epilepsy is a wide-ranging condition, and people have all sorts of levels of it. So some people with epilepsy would be perfectly capable of working on an oil-rig, while some others would not. Each case is different, so it would depend on things like what kind of work they are doing and how serious their epilepsy is.
State Two examples of serious illnesses or conditions that might suddenly affect someone in a support setting?
Epilepsy and Athesma.
How do you avoid getting epilepsy?
There are many reasons and causes of epilepsy, so it is not really possible to say what can be done to avoid it. It isn't like an infectious disease that you can get vaccinated against. Only about 1 in every 200 people have some form of epilepsy. Something like a head injury can result in epilepsy, so you could say that trying to avoid getting any sort of a serious head injury in your lifetime is one way or trying to avoid getting epilepsy.
Is epilepsy considered a degernerative disorder?
No. Epilepsy can cause some damage in very serious cases, but generally it is not a degenerative condition.
Can you get epilepsy from a friend?
No. Epilepsy is not contagious. You cannot catch epilepsy from anybody.
