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Oxidative Stress and Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder associated with ongoing neuronal damage, particularly when uncontrolled. Recognizing the distinction between seizures and epilepsy is essential. Epilepsy may require chronic treatment (with antiepileptic medication and, in some cases, surgery) whereas therapy for an isolated seizure is directed toward the underlying cause and may not require antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). Oxidative injury may play a role in the initiation and progression of epilepsy, and therapies aimed at reducing oxidative stress may ameliorate tissue damage and favorably alter the clinical course. Recent work suggests that chronic mitochondrial oxidative stress and resultant dysfunction can render the brain more susceptible to epileptic seizures.
About Epilepsy
- Affects about 2.7 million Americans
- People of all ages are affected, but particularly the very young and the elderly
- About 10% of Americans will experience a seizure sometime in their lifetime (seizure associated with a high fever at a very young age), and about 3% will have a diagnosis of epilepsy by age 80.
Risk Factors
- Genetic abnormalities contribute significantly to epilepsy. Those with a family history of the disease may be at increased risk.
- Head injuries are responsible for many cases of epilepsy.
- Stroke and other diseases that affect your vascular system can lead to brain damage that may trigger the epilepsy.
- Brain infections
- Poisoning from exposure to lead, carbon monoxide and other toxins
Risk Reducers
- Reduce the risk of head injury by always wearing a seat belt while riding in a car and by wearing a helmet while bicycling, skiing, riding a motorcycle, or engaging in other activities with a high risk of head injury.
- Reduce your risk of stroke and other vascular diseases by limiting your intake of alcohol, following a healthy diet, managing your weight, exercising regularly, and not smoking cigarettes.
About Protandim®
Protandim is a powerful, patented daily supplement that dramatically boosts your body's own natural defenses against free radical damage, a leading cause of oxidative stress.
At this time, there is no evidence that Protandim can treat, cure, or prevent epilepsy, but we do know its positive impact on oxidative stress. Because of the known link between epilepsy and oxidative stress, you may want to begin by lowering your oxidative stress, which Protandim is proven to do.
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