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Epilepsy/Expert Profile
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.
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
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| deanna | 10/31/09 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
| Deb | 10/29/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| linda | 09/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | this is a wonderful service. i appreciate ..... |
| Diane | 09/08/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you so much for your qick ..... |
| Debby | 08/01/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Sophia thank you for your exceptionaly speedy ..... |
Recent Answers from Sophia, R.N., M.S.
2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence:
Hi Daniel, Yes - an MRI is different from a C-T scan and it is important that she have one done. Seizures come from so many causes. If her MRI is perfectly normal and her EEG is perfectly normal, chances
2009-10-29 Seizure Recurrence:
Dear Daniel, You asked what the chance is of suffering another seizure if you have experienced one seizure. The only way that we can answer that, is if we know what provoked the first one. Every one
2009-10-26 Hormones & Seizures:
Hi Merlissa, What a good Mom you are!!!!! Yes, there is a certain percentage of seizures that can be affected by hormone activity. I believe that it would be worth a try with oral contraceptives. There
2009-10-17 Carbatrol ER:
Deb, Sometimes plasma levels of drugs are not consistent even with the same dose without any apparent cause. This effect is very common with phenytoin but is also seen with carbamazepine. I don't know
2009-10-16 Carbatrol ER:
Dear Deb, To answer your question, yes. This is fairly common with carbamazepine and some other antiepileptic medications. There is a change on how you metabolize the drug, and the plasma levels will
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