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Expert Profile: Sophia, R.N., M.S.

Expertise: Almost any questions pertaining to epilepsy, seizures, pseudo-seizures, testing for epilepsy, medications, surgery. Self-care, appropriate emergency measures, medication side-effects, drug interactions etc.

Experience in the area
Working as an epilepsy nurse clinican in a large comprehensive epilepsy center for 15 years. Previous employment with a major pharmaceutical company working in pharmaceutical research. Before that - varied experience in nursing.

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What do you like about this subject? I am an epilepsy professional

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? I continue to do research and continue to see patients

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2522
Knowledge	9.78 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.90 Best of the best
Timeliness	10.0 Best of the best
Politeness	10.0 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		15
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		229

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/21/08
10	10	10	10	11/13/08
8	10	9	10	11/14/08
10	10	10	10	10/10/08
10	10	10	10	10/08/08

User Comments

Thank you Nurse Sophia for your very prompt and precise answer - it was much appreciated! Have a great holiday.
(Brooke on 11/21/08)

This is a first-rate answer and exactly what I was looking for. We have scheduled an appointment to see the neurologist and urge him to order the EEG
(Sherrod on 11/13/08)

Thanks a lot.I discussed the issue with the neurologist and he said the medications are associated with impotence but the condition is not common.Wil
(SMH on 11/14/08)

Thanks for you help
(Jared on 10/10/08)

Its just confusing. I will talk to my doctor. I have a mixture of things.
(Shari on 10/08/08)

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Recent Answers from Sophia, R.N., M.S.

2008-11-27 night activities: Hi Julie, You are asking me to answer a question of which there is not enough information. If I understand your question, this child, age 11 years is fearful at night and does not sleep alone. You also...

2008-11-16 Single Grand Mal Seizure: Dear Brooke, All of your questions are good ones and I will attempt to answer them one by one. Before the answers to your questions, I just wanted to say that deja-vu can be associated with temporal...

2008-11-14 Seizure?: Hi Cara, Seizures take so many forms that it is impossible to tell you whether you have experienced them or not. However, the symptoms as you describe them, do not represent symptoms of typical seizures...

2008-11-12 My 25-year-old son has seizures - does diet affect them?: Dear Sherrod, I don't know what "trance" type seizures are, but there are two types of seizures that produce a brief stare. One type is called "absence" or "petit mal" and the other is called "complex...

2008-11-10 dylantin: Joyce, Dilantin levels are not steady with dosing. They do go up and down quite frequently. It means that if she has a low level, she is in more jeopardy of having a seizure. She must make sure that...