If you have a pacemaker and become terminally ill with a condition unrelated to your heart, such as cancer, it's possible that your pacemaker could prolong the process of dying. Doctors and researchers have varied opinions on turning off a pacemaker in end-of-life situations.
Epilepsy Fellowship About the Program The academic role of Epilepsy clinics is to familiarize fellows with epilepsy disorders or mimetic conditions in pediatric and adult population. Fellows will learn the etiology, pathophysiologic process, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic work up and therapeutic management of epilepsy disorders as well as the social aspects of the disease.
The main symptoms of epilepsy are repeated seizures. There are many different types of seizure, depending on the area of the brain affected. People with epilepsy can experience any type of seizure, although most people have a consistent pattern of symptoms.Seizures can occur when you are awake or asleep. Doctors classify seizures by how much of the brain is affected. There are: 1  partial (or focal) seizures â where only a small part of the brain is affected.here are many different types of seizure, depending on the area of the brain affected. People with epilepsy can experience any type of seizure, although most people have a consistent pattern of symptoms. Seizures can occur when you are awake or asleep. Doctors classify seizures by how much of the brain is affected.