Deciphering the puzzle of his brain: Metro-east man suffered seizures for ...
12.03.10
"She realized that I just plain lost it and wasn't with the program anymore."
Peggy tried talking to him, but he couldn't respond. She put her foot on the brake.
"She said, 'You didn't say anything about this.' (I told her) I didn't want that to be the reason we didn't get along. Eventually, I was going to tell her, but I hoped I wouldn't have to.
"I didn't know if I'd just ruined everything, but she accepted it. I should be thankful for that."
And much more.
They married in , moved into his family home in Belleville and reared three sons, now in their 20s.
"I was their parent, but they were going to have to be mine and keep an eye on me," he said. "You can sense it. All you have to do is stare and they ask you if you're OK."
Ed, a government accountant, umpired baseball during the summer. And took the family on trips around the country to visit all 30 Major League baseball stadiums.
About 10 years ago, Ed and Peggy were sitting on the couch when they got a call from his mother-in-law, Clara Hug.
Source: Belleville News Democrat
Suffolk County Police Ask Public For Help In Identifying Body Found on Plum ...
07.03.10
In January, I wrote a blog post about the body of a man that had washed up onto Plum Island's beach . After conducting a post-mortem examination of the body, investigators found that the man had a head injury in the past that had healed well, and there were indications that the man had had prior neurosurgery. He had been taking Dilantin and Phenobarbital, drugs commonly used to control epileptic seizures.
The body was that of an African American male, 5'10" and weighing between 160-190 pounds. He is thought to be between the ages of 50 and 70.
When the body was found, the man was wearing a light green, three-button shirt with dark green horizontal strips, green cargo pants with buttons inscribed, "God Body Collection," size 10 brown loafers, blue plaid boxer shorts and a belt buckle inscribed, "Stacy Adams."
Detectives now think there is a possibility that the man may have been from Connecticut, Rhode Island or Massachusetts.
If you have any information
Source: About - Cities & Towns
UC Study Supports Alternative Anti-Seizure Medication Following Acute Brain Injury
19.02.10
A study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute (UCNI) at University Hospital supports the use of an alternative medication to prevent seizures in patients who have suffered a life-threatening traumatic brain injury or bleeding stroke .
This randomized study supports earlier indications that the anti-seizure medication levetiracetam, marketed as Keppra , was as effective at preventing seizures as the traditional medication, phenytoin, marketed as Dilantin, while producing fewer negative side effects. Patients treated with Keppra also had improved long-term outcomes, the researchers found.
The study will be published in the April 2010 issue of the journal
Neurocritical Care ; it appeared online on Nov. 7, 2009.
The study of anti-seizure medications in the neuroscience intensive care unit (NSICU) at UC Health University Hospital is part of a focused, ongoing effort to harness scientific evidence to improve treatments and outcomes
Source: Medical News Today (press release)
Clarkesville, TN: Daniel, 22, was only six months old when he was given Dilantin, an anti-epileptic medication used to control seizures.