First aid during epileptic seizures
2023-10-26T14:24:46+02:00It is almost impossible to stop a seizure once it has begun. The most important thing is to prevent the person having the seizure from being injured.
It is almost impossible to stop a seizure once it has begun. The most important thing is to prevent the person having the seizure from being injured.
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A seizure occurs when the brain receives a burst of abnormal electrical signals that temporarily interrupt its normal electrical function. Not every person who has one or more epileptic seizures has epilepsy.
May 2017 - This year the Swiss League Against Epilepsy's Research Recognition Award, worth CHF 25,000, has gone to a team from Geneva.