Yes as there are many forms of epilepsy it has become a major problem in the U.S.A.
No US president is known to have had epilepsy.
The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.
The Vietnam War was a major problem and the continued draft.
Family members will usually watch out for someone who has epilepsy. They will learn what to do as they get used to the person's seizures. As they do, it becomes less of a problem within the family. The severity of someone's epilepsy will be a factor. The milder someone's seizures are, the less of a problem it will be.
Flashing lights and strobe lights affect people who have a form of epilepsy known as photosensitive epilepsy. Most people with epilepsy do not have that form, so there is no problem in them watching fireworks. Even those that have photosensitive epilepsy might not have much problem, as it is usually close and intense flashing that can cause their seizures, and not watching something like fireworks at a distance.
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.
What kind of help do you need? The drugs for epilepsy are available from medicaid. A number of epilepsy drugs are generic. Can you afford $ 4 a month? If you want an operation to remove scars from your brain, that is a different problem. Still, since you have been diagnosed, the drugs should be no problem.
There is no simple answer to that. Epilepsy comes in a wide variety of forms and levels of severity. So each individual case is different. For some children headaches could be severe and frequent and for others it may be not a major problem at all, so there is no single answer.
In the UK, if you're on anti-epileptic medication, you're not alllowed to give blood. In the US, the rules vary from state to state. There should be no problem with someone with epilepsy donating blood. It is not an infectious disease, so there would not be anything in the blood relating to it. You cannot catch epilepsy from someone else.
Today, most forms of epilepsy can be controlled with medications.Epilepsy can cause many types of seizures.In historical times, people believed that anyone with epilepsy had a spiritual problem.
Some seizures would involve people just staring for a moment, as if they are day dreaming. But staring would not be enough evidence to say that they have epilepsy, as there could be something else that is the problem, if there is a problem at all.
The headquarters for the US epilepsy foundation is based in Landover, Maryland. The full address is 8301 Professional Place, Landover, MD 20785-2353.