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.
Studies show that the mere diagnosis of epilepsy causes the most difficult for the family. Epilepsy affects not only the individual with epilepsy but also can have a great impact on all members of the family unit. People with epilepsy do not live in isolation. Many of the negative events experienced by children with epilepsy are likely to extend to all family members.