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FINAL REFLECTON

I learned many things about the seizure disorder, epilepsy. I learned that epilepsy is a neurological condition that affects the nervous system. Epilepsy can come from a family generation and it can come from a brain injury that may have happened. You can't get rid of epilepsy. You will have it for the rest of your life. I also learned there are many kinds of medications out that can treat epilepsy but they all aren't good medications. Some medications can cause death. They are very dangerous. This is an side effect of having epilepsy. You have to be very careful about what you are taking and how it affects you. Some medications may cause the bones to deteriorate. No one wants to take medication that causes the bones to disappear while you're trying to get something else under control at the same time. Your medication is what gets your seizures under control as long as you continue to take it. Your medication is what has to stop the seizures from happening so often and basically that's what saves you. But this also cause things like discomfort, fatigue and dizziness. It's all apart of life. Taking your medication is nothing to play with. It's something serious. It involves your health and most important your life!

I had lots of success to the search of answering my essential question. There really isn't any actual strategy or plan that can be put in place to stop sudden death in epilepsy but there are some ways to prevent it from happening as much as it does. I found out some of those ways and I'm going to explain what some of them are. One of the ways are driving. People with epilepsy cannot drive because of caution. No one wants them to have a seizure behind the wheel while they are driving and cause an accident. No one wants that to happen and I'm pretty sure no one wants to risk their life. There are definitely some restrictions when it comes to having epilepsy. Another way to prevent sudden death from happening as much is to stay out of swimming pools. Especially ones that are deep. No one needs to be swimming in a pool and all of a sudden they have a seizure and drown. That is very devastating. So these are a few ways to prevent sudden death in epilepsy. I recommend people with epilepsy to take this into consideration.

I have epilepsy. So there are things I do to avoid sudden death in epilepsy. I take my medication on time and when I'm suppose to. I stay away from pools. There is no need for me to try to swim. I do not need to be in the water and all of a sudden I have a seizure causing me to drown. I can't drive at all so I'm never behind the wheel. I do not want an accident to happen. I just take it easy, never get myself worked up to the point were I'm going to have a seizure. I understand that there are things that I am limited to but I still can have fun and enjoy my life being a teenager. This goes for anyone with epilepsy. Just because you have a disability does not mean you have to stop doing what you been doing. You have to just be more cautious about what's going on around you and be more careful about what you are doing.

Epilepsy is really something serious. SUDEP, also known as sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, there are things that happen that is known as SUDEP. They are poor control of seizures, having seizures during sleep, not taking your medication and getting frequent changes in your medication(s). As long as these things are not happening to you, you should be alright and always stay going to your specialist for continuous check ups and for medication. You can still live a good life having a seizure disorder.

I found out lots of information about epilepsy that I never knew about. Now I know a lot about this seizure disorder that I have. I'm going to take all this information and share it with others that are just like me. I'm going to tell them everything I know and everything I found out. I'm pretty sure they would love to know about what they have, how they can control it, the medications for it, and what they can do to prevent death from epilepsy from happening as much. I believe that everyone with epilepsy takes this very seriously and would want someone to come forward and explain what's going on in the world today with the epilepsy "Universe." So here it is the the info page about epilepsy.

No luck...

Still yet I have found the causes of sudden deaths with tetralogy of fallot, but what I did find in my research the is the risk factors for sudden death of tetralogy of fallot, it has something to do with the right ventricular hypertrophy which is a enlargement of ventricles in the heart which is something that is not good. The actual causes of sudden death is still unknown. The only information that I was given was ways to prevent the sudden deaths. The most common is the surgery of course but another prevention is taking the medication if needed to enhance heart functions and also give the heart a normal heart beat or rhythm, but the actual cause will probably will not found until later on in life, and it's kind of upsets me because this is information that I really want not only myself but the world to know.

Deter the Drug Trade

One of my questions about my project is; What is being done to stop Drug Dealers?
When I researched this question I started off by doing some preliminary searching about the "War on Drugs." Rolling Stone had an article titled "How America Lost the War on Drugs." In this article it explains how Pablo Escabor was finally caught and gunned down for being a drug kingpin. I also found out that when drug dealers get caught they go to jail and probably get bailed out unless they were sentenced without bail.

When people get caught, most of them don't learn their lesson and go back out on the streets. But not all people do, some people become speakers for young people so they won't do the terrible things they did. What people fail to realize is if you don't deal drugs in the first place then they wouldn't be in that situation.

The Causes of Tetralogy of Fallot

As I continue my search, trying to find the causes of this defect is rather difficult. One thing that I did find out is that the defect occurs due to abnormal developments and this happens the first eight weeks of pregnancy. A baby's heart begins to form shortly after conception and is complete by the end of the second month of pregnancy, during that time this is where tetralogy of fallot can occur. In my research I was not able to find out what are the causes of this heart defect because they are unknown. (The Internet Encyclopedia Of Science) Some believe that it is heredity, and can be past on to the next child or children but this can't be one of the main causes because for example no one I know of in my family has had this defect so there has to be another cause.

Another topic that runs through my mind is sudden death dealing with tetralogy of fallot. In my research that I learned that sudden death is still problem even though now surgery is being done to those who have this heart defect. The sudden deaths are hard for me to understand because it's not explained in the simplest terms. It's so many things that can go work during and even after the surgery, this is something that I am going to continue to look up and you'll find out the exact causes of sudden deaths with tetralogy of fallot as soon as I do.




"tetralogy of fallot." The Internet encyclopedia of science. 1 May 2008 .

Dangerous medications

There are many different drugs that people are taking to control their epilepsy. Out of all the medications there are, some of them can cause death. They are very dangerous. So this is another side effect of having epilepsy. You have to be very careful about what you are taking and how it affects you. One of the dangerous medications that are out is called Dilatin. This medication seems to make people react to it by having a seizure that can kill them. Most doctor's say that it's SUDEP. But others think this medication needs to be recalled. If it's suppose to help calm your seizures down, why is it making people have them? No one can answer this question but researchers are willing to find out. These medications can also cause bone deterioration. Who wants to take medicine that makes your bones deteriorate? I believe no one does especially not me! I just want medicine that works and that gets my seizures fully under control.
Everyone who has epilepsy is trying to either get it under control or keep it under control. But they can't if the medication or medications they are taking is causing them to react to it and have seizures and is making their bones disappear. So is taking seizure medication something dangerous? Is this puting your life in danger. as well as eating at your bones?(Gardner) Now I have to be cautious about the medication I am taking. I have been taking it for a year now and nothing has happened to me. So maybe I just have one of the good medications that isn't dangerous. This is something very serious that everyone has to look in to. This is definitely something not to play with especially when it involves your health and most importantly your life. This is more information that I found out about the effects of epilepsy and the medications for it. This is something important that everyone needs to know about whether they have it or not.
Gardner, Amanda. "Epilepsy drug linked to bone loss." washingtonpost.com 04 28 2008 30 04 2008 .

The Death Situation That Scares Everyone

I found out that many people have died from epilepsy. It's called Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP). If a person dies suddenly with no cause that cannot be found after examination is SUDEP. Five hundred people die a year from this unknown cause of death. The causes of this death is still unknown till this day. Doctors say that the brain may have something to do with causing this. The brain can stop someone from breathing while they are having a seizure. After the seizure passes, it is said that that person will start breathing again. But the people that this has happened to did not get to breathe again they just stopped breathing and it caused them to die.
No one knows whether it's the epilepsy that causes this to happen or if that person already has problems with their heart and/or lungs. Most people that are at risk of this happening are people with poor control of their seizures, have seizures during their sleep, have a learning disability, young adult males, people who are not taking their medication and/or people getting frequently changes in their medication.
I found out that there are ways to reduce the risk of SUDEP. Some of the following are:
if seizures are not under control go see an specialist consistently, always take your medication, make sure that you never run out of your medication, and never make changes to or stop taking your medication without seeing your specialist. So now there are many things to know about epilepsy and the thing that scares everyone, DEATH!
"Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)." Epilepsy Information SUDEP 12 2007 28 04 2008 .