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March 26 is Epilepsy Awareness Day worldwide.  Epilepsy is the tendency to have recurrent seizures. Seizures are manifestations of abnormal electrical discharges of neurones in the brain.   These seizures can be motor (convulsions), sensory (abnormal smells and sensations in the body), psychic (abnormal mood and behaviour) or autonomic (changes in heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, bowel movement, sweating, erection etc).  If you have a brain, you can have seizures.  If you have a brain, you can help people with epilepsy to live a normal life.   That young man who was found trying to open a car without being aware. That young lady suddenly giving in to sex without being aware of it. That student who suddenly behaves strangely by staring into space and ignoring others for minutes. That worker who often falls and jerks. That woman who has momentary confusion and does things she has no memory of.  These are examples of seizures and there are more...

I have my own copy of the brand new Essential Textbook of Medicine, launched March 30, 2022. Medicine in Africa, by Africans,  for Africans and to the World. I'm glad to be a contributing author. Go grab your own copy.  

 Today is International Epilepsy Day. Sharing Valentine's day, Neurologists wish to share love for our people living with epilepsy (PWE). I'm glad to feature in the commemoration of the day by educating the public. https://healthwise.punchng.com/epilepsy-not-caused-by-witchcraft-patients-can-live-normal-life-with-treatment-neurologists/

  There is renewed hope for patients with myasthenia gravis as the FDA of the United States recently approved a new medication for the treatment of myasthenia gravis. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-new-treatment-myasthenia-gravis

©Culled from MDLinx. Talking to patients about erectile dysfunction (ED) used to be taboo. Now, even men without ED ask for prescriptions to try Viagra. But asking about the “little blue pill” is the exception when talking—or, more likely, not talking—about sexual dysfunctions and disorders. Why? Because patients don’t like to bring them up and doctors sometimes don’t ask about them. This means those less-common sexual problems go undiagnosed, and therefore untreated. In an attempt to shed light on these, let’s take a look at five uncommon sexual disorders that deserve greater attention. Sexsomnia This condition is a specialized non-REM parasomnia, in which affected patients vocalize, masturbate, fondle, or attempt intercourse while sleeping. When these people wake up, they don’t remember anything. According to limited research, this condition preferentially affects men (67%-81% male predominance) and begins between 26 and 33 years on average. Unsurprisingly, this condition may lead to...

 https://www.pmlive.com/pharma_news/first_trial_of_a_vaccine_against_alzheimers_launches_1384348#.YaIh6K3aktk.linkedin This will be a revolutionary development in the management of Alzheimer's disease and possibly other neurodegenerative conditions.

Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. Use your brain. Train your mind. Don't be ignorant or feeble in thinking. Learn. Question. Ask. Probe. Think. Feed your quest for knowledge. Have the spirit of scientific inquiry. Know yourself. Do you. Love you. Don't be a mugu. Stop being a sheeple. Aspire to acquire the desire that you admire. Your mind is your instrument of power. Photo credit: TMJ