04 July 2017
A psychologist with expertise in the field of the relationship between the brain and behaviour. Test and assessment techniques are used to diagnose specific cognitive and behavioural deficits. This is important in determining where seizures may arise or problems arising from seizures.
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A specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders, including epilepsy. Paediatric Neurologists see children.
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Production of pictures of the brain and/or spinal cord. It can include computerised tomography ( CT) scanning, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Photon Emission Computerised Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography ( PET).
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Defects that occur during development of the brain and spinal cord such as spina bifida.
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Epilepsy is often associated with defects that occur during brain development when the cells are migrating out to the cerebral cortex.
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A sleep disorder characterised by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of sleep, cataplexy, sleep paralysis and hallucinations when going off or waking up from sleep.
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These are generalised onset seizures characterised by sudden, brief, muscle contractions. Often involving the muscles of the upper body, but can involve lower body or all groups of muscles.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging. This imaging technique creates detailed pictures of the inside of the body and the brain without the use of xrays. It is used for diagnosis and can help to identify particular structures of the brain and detect abnormalities.
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