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February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward

Health committee  Seizures are a result of aberrant electrical activity in the brain, and often it arises from a seizure focus. If it's a very small focus, it can stay localized, and you can actually have a seizure—this is also something I didn't know—in only one part of your body. If it's just a

February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward

Health committee  That's a good question. I'm not sure. I know that temporal lobe epilepsy is very common, but I'm not sure what the most common part is that's actually removed.

February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward

Health committee  Yes. I have something to add that hasn't been mentioned yet. Commonly after grand mal and other types of seizures, there's a post-ictal phase. There's commonly vomiting, and they're still half unconscious. An important part of the first aid is to make sure they're in the recove

February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward

Health committee  There have been some improvements. Some of the newer drugs have fewer side effects, but most of them still do have at least some side effects. Phenytoin, or Dilantin, isn't a newer drug, but it's one of the more common drugs. It doesn't cause the person to be drowsy, but it cause

February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward

Health committee  I'm not so up to date on the medical research side of things. I'm not doing research in that field anymore, but I know there are a lot of people involved in research. My previous supervisor is certainly working on some new things. It's much needed. As I mentioned, a lot of the

February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward

Health committee  Good morning, everyone. As Madam Chair mentioned, my name is Sarah Ward. I'm here to speak to you today about why I'm such a huge supporter of the Purple Day initiative. I'm currently a first-year medical student at the University of Ottawa, and prior to my studies here in medi

February 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Sarah Ward