Epilepsy
Aepilepsyit is a neurological disease that occurs in many ways and does not always involve a characteristic convulsive crisis. They are often fast and express themselves only in one limb or side of the body. Other times there is only a fixed gaze, or a movement of the mouth or face. There may also be seizures during sleep, or during periods that are not observed by anyone.
Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
doctor Gustavo in a photo during his presentation at an event that took place from November 25 to 27, 2021 in Florianópolis/SC, brought together leading specialists in the country to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of neurological diseases.
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Miami, Florida, USA
doctor Gustavo in a photo during his presentation at an event that took place on February 22 to 24, 2020,in Miami, USA, in which the highest authorities participated em distúrbios do movement, Brazil and the World.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
doctor Gustavo in a photo during his presentation at a congress that took place on August 16-17, 2019, in Buenos Aires, Argentina,where they discussed the diagnosis and treatment of Rare Diseases, with the world's leading specialists.
In most cases, the cause stems from microscopic alterations in brain functioning, which is why it is very common not to observe alterations in any complementary method and MRI exams Magnetic, Computed Tomography_cc781905-5cde-3194 -bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ e Electroencephalograms are totally normal.
In epilepsy, one set of neurons is defective. It may be due to acongenital disease(some disorder already present at birth), oracquired, such as trauma, or evengenetic diseaseswhich at a certain age begins to manifest itself.
These defective neurons emit electrical signals capable of causing a part of the body to contract (or the whole body at the same time) or alter consciousness, leading to fainting spells and sudden falls.
Due to such diverse presentations, the treatment also has many options, being An individualized approach is very important so that adequate treatment can be guaranteed for each patient.