{"id":13658,"date":"2018-09-20T10:45:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T10:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjnseras.com\/?p=13658"},"modified":"2018-09-20T10:51:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T10:51:17","slug":"exploding-myths-about-epilepsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjn.cat\/de\/geschichten\/exploding-myths-about-epilepsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploding myths about epilepsy"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=“in_container“ full_screen_row_position=“middle“ scene_position=“center“ text_color=“dark“ text_align=“left“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ shape_divider_position=“bottom“][vc_column column_padding=“no-extra-padding“ column_padding_position=“all“ background_color_opacity=“1″ background_hover_color_opacity=“1″ column_shadow=“none“ column_border_radius=“none“ width=“1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=“default“ phone_text_alignment=“default“ column_border_width=“none“ column_border_style=“solid“][vc_column_text]For many people, overcoming problems related to the social stigma of epilepsy is harder than living with the disease itself. A major part of epilepsy education involves dispelling the myths about epilepsy and ensuring people are given factual up-to-date information.<\/span> If together we manage to bring them down, we will improve the quality of life of the 50 million people affected by epilepsy worldwide according to the World Health Organization (WHO).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Epilepsy is a mental illness – FALSE-<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sporadic excess of electrical activity in a group of neurons is the origin of an epileptic seizure (partial or generalized). It is a physical problem, and it is wrong to assume someone with epilepsy has a psychiatric disorder as epilepsy itself is not a mental illness.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Epilepsy is contagious through physical contact – FALSE-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>There are genetic and physical factors, among others, that can lead to epilepsy, but never physical contact with other people.<\/span>
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\n<\/strong>You should put something in a person\u2019s mouth to stop them from swallowing their tongue during a seizure\u00a0– FALSE-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>It is physically impossible to swallow your tongue. You can harm yourself or the person\u2019s teeth, jaw and mouth if you try to force something into their mouth.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>An epileptic seizure causes violent convulsions – FALSE-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>There are different degrees of seizures. There are, for example, partial ones, which do not cause loss of consciousness and may even go unnoticed.<\/span><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Flashing lights cause epilepsy- FALSE-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Light flashes only affect people suffering photosensitive epilepsy, which usually affects children and young people. Lights alone do not cause epilepsy.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Epilepsy is rare- FALSE-<\/strong>
\n<\/span>According to the WHO, 50,000,000 people in the world suffer epilepsy. This means that one in 100 is affected.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=“in_container“ full_screen_row_position=“middle“ scene_position=“center“ text_color=“dark“ text_align=“left“ overlay_strength=“0.3″ shape_divider_position=“bottom“][vc_column column_padding=“no-extra-padding“ column_padding_position=“all“ background_color_opacity=“1″ background_hover_color_opacity=“1″ column_shadow=“none“ column_border_radius=“none“ width=“1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=“default“ phone_text_alignment=“default“ column_border_width=“none“ column_border_style=“solid“]

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