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In reply to the discussion: Snowden (who really does, apparently, have epilepsy) helps an epileptic. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)I'm not the one screeching and trying to shut this thread down. I'm trying to have a reasoned discussion about epilepsy, and you keep flinging shit to derail the conversation.
And don't tell me where I'm headed--you've gotten everything pretty doggone wrong thus far in this thread. I'm just having a conversation with people who WANT to talk about this topic. You, obviously do NOT want to talk about it --so why don't you just stop talking about how I shouldn't talk about this? Stop stigmatizing conditions that are--even if you don't like it--PERMISSIBLE to discuss in the 21st Century without shame or censure.
Speaking of your "I am a doctor" accusations, I'm not the one sending Snowden to a psychiatrist--YOU are. I never said he was treated by a psychiatrist, that's YOUR speculation--do you know for a fact this is the case? What was his diagnosis, then? And I never said his adult onset epilepsy was caused by a TBI--do you have information about that to add or are you just spinning tales? I thought that there might be an hereditary component to his condition, as his MOTHER also is an epileptic and uses a service dog to assist her with her condition. This is entirely within the realm of possibility as certain types of epilepsy can be inherited.
From our friends at NYU:
Most cases of epilepsy are not inherited, although some types have a genetic basis. Most of these types are easily controlled with medication. Epilepsy syndromes with a genetic basis:
Primary Generalized Epilepsies, Benign Rolandic Epilepsy, Nocturnal Frontal Lobe Epilepsy, Familial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, Benign Familial Neonatal Seizures and Benign Familial Infantile Spasms. - See more at: http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/epilepsy/frequently-asked-questions#sthash.Emcm9ly1.dpuf
He has epilepsy--I should think the first line of attack there would be a neurologist...but what do I know?
And all that "human being" stuff? What, you assumed I thought he was a puppy, or a fig? Get off the soapbox, cut the drama, and if this thread bothers you so damned much, you DO know how to solve that problem.
You keep trying to change the subject, shut down conversation about the simple topic of epilepsy in the OP and derail this thread, but all you're doing is kicking it. If you keep this up I will have to conclude that you actually get a charge out of fighting about something you "hate" to see (and could obscure from your view by simply immersing yourself in something more to your liking).