Doctors Talk about Epilepsy (Geigy Pharmaceuticals,1965)

Doctors discuss different types of epilepsy, symptoms and treatment for each, and the importance of tests to diagnose exactly which manifestation a patient has. Most people with epilepsy are treated with medication, but there are varying compounds and dosages depending on the type of disorder, the age and weight of the patient, and many unknown factors that seem to influence the efficacy of any given drug. Some people are not helped by medication and must consider surgery to remove a small portion of the brain where the excess electrical discharges common in epilepsy are centered. These can be different areas in different patients. The program shows biofeedback experiments with monkeys, in which the animals are somehow able to decrease electrical activity in the brain in order to receive a reward. Scientists conducting the experiments say it is not clear how the monkeys are accomplishing this, but the results seem promising for the use of biofeedback to help humans manage their epilepsy.
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[@lauribricker9439]

Love, love, love this video! Thank you!

[@nickmad887]

thank you

[@anyapeskin4145]

I have friends who have seizures and I can’t imagine what they would feel like

[@Mark_Ocain]

1965?…seems like early 70s to me
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[@greghills4443]

Yes the ties 👔 look not 1965