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Maryland Health Today

The videos listed below are interviews with University of Maryland Medical Center and School of Medicine experts from the TV show Maryland Health Today.

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Featured Podcast: Epilepsy Update

Overview:
Epilepsy is a neurological condition caused by a disruption in the brain's electrical activity, resulting in seizures. Those seizures affect people in different ways. This program includes the latest information about the causes, diagnosis and treatments for epilepsy.

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Transcript of Video

Part One:

  • Epilepsy defined
  • Seizure types
  • Diagnosis of epilepsy
  • EEG testing (electroencephalogram)
  • Seizure first aid
  • Seizures that last too long

Part Two:

  • Epilepsy medications
  • Epilepsy treatment procedures
    • Surgery
    • Vagus nerve stimulation
  • Emerging epilepsy treatments
  • Ketogenic diet
  • Other diet studies
  • Pregnancy and epilepsy

Guest:
Dr. Tricia Ting, a neurologist and epilepsy specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Ting is also an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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