Comments on: To Witness a Seizure https://theexaminingroom.com/2009/08/to-witness-a-seizure/ A physician's commentary on current issues in medicine, clinical research, health and wellness. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:51:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Carol https://theexaminingroom.com/2009/08/to-witness-a-seizure/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:51:53 +0000 https://theexaminingroom.com/?p=169#comment-194 I think one of the toughest things is the secret – to tell, or not to tell? Epilepsy scares people.

]]> By: Matt M https://theexaminingroom.com/2009/08/to-witness-a-seizure/comment-page-1/#comment-128 Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:12:26 +0000 https://theexaminingroom.com/?p=169#comment-128 Ambulance Driver has a great entry about seizures, real and fake:

http://ambulancedriverfiles.blogspot.com/2009/08/status-dramaticus.html

]]> By: robin andrea https://theexaminingroom.com/2009/08/to-witness-a-seizure/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:30:20 +0000 https://theexaminingroom.com/?p=169#comment-123 We are all always at the mercy of our body chemistry, but it is so powerfully expressed and exposed by seizures. Absolutely compelling description, dr c.

]]> By: Chrys https://theexaminingroom.com/2009/08/to-witness-a-seizure/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:52:15 +0000 https://theexaminingroom.com/?p=169#comment-111 It is so sad. I feel for them having to go through that. One guy I had, had wandered into our building, and he just laid right down in the lobby. He knew he was going to have one apparently. I felt so bad when he came to, and so many people had gathered. I kept him on his side, but the poor thing was a deaf mute. He couldn’t understand what I was saying to him. I could only comfort with touch, and what he could read on my face. I only know a few words in sign language. I’m going to try to take a few courses on it.

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