(PR NewsChannel) / January 3, 2013 / NEW YORK "What You Need to Know if Epilepsy has Touched Your Life" by Marcelo Lancman, M.D. Marcelo Lancman, M.D., offers his knowledge and experience with epilepsy in What You Need to Know if Epilepsy Has Touched Your Life: A Guide in Plain English (ISBN 1475105312). Written for those living with epilepsy as well as their family members, friends and caregivers, Lancmans work acts as a guide and resource for this common brain disorder. What You Need to Know if Epilepsy Has Touched Your Life offers up-to-date and relevant medical information on a variety of topics from diagnosis to treatment of epilepsy. As the medical director of the Northeast Regional Epilepsy Group, Lancman and his team have developed a patient-centered approach to life with epilepsy that aims to help individuals achieve the best possible quality of life. This guide to life with epilepsy starts with the basics, building up the readers knowledge of epilepsy and the variety of diagnostic tools used today. Dr. Lancman says his ultimate goal is turning readers into truly informed consumers when it comes to epilepsy diagnostic and treatment methods. What You Need to Know if Epilepsy Has Touched … Continue reading →

Autism Treatment: We Joined Him with His Trains, He Joined Us In Our World! - The Son-Rise Program http://www.autismtreatment.org - Micah was deep in his own world of autism until his parents found The Son-Rise Program. The Autism Treatment Center of America trade;, founded in 1974 by Samahria Lyte Kaufman and Barry Neil Kaufman, teaches parents a unique autism treatment called The Son-Rise Program. The Son-Rise Program is a loving, accepting, home based approach that parents use to connect with their children and help them emerge from autism and other developmental disorders. It was awarded the Best Autism Therapy at the AutismOne National Conference. Micah's parents searched for an autism treatment to help their little boy who was so deep in his own world, not connecting and not speaking. The Autism Treatment Center of America sent them free DVDs and other information. When Micah's dad experimented with one of the Son-Rise Program techniques - the 3 E's (enthusiasm, excitement and energy) - Micah looked at his dad in a meaningful connected way for the first time ever! They signed up and attended The Son-Rise Program Start-Up training course. Using the methods they learned, they began running a … Continue reading →

ABAI Autism Conference for Parents Like Autism Live on Facebook at facebook.com Licensed psychologist and Autism expert Dr. Travis Thompson shares news of ABAI's upcoming Autism Conference January 25-27 in Portland, Oregon. There is a specific track for parents with a veritable who's who of Autism speakers. Topics include choosing treatment, feeding issues, transitioning to adulthood and more. Dr. Thompson also weighs in on Asperger's Syndrome and the need for media and experts to reserve judgment and show responsible reporting on the Newtown shooters diagnosis. Autism Live is a production of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), headquartered in Tarzana, California, and with offices throughout the United States and around the globe. For more information on therapy for autism and other related disorders, visit the CARD website at centerforautism.com By: AutismLive … Continue reading →

(DAPHNE, Ala.) - Autism is known as the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the United States, and, so far, it has no means of detection or cure; only a vast array of therapies and studies. However there is a treatment that is making a big difference for one Daphne child, and hundreds of others in the area. The relatively new therapy called Integrated Listening uses the power of music, and is used at Kids Kount in Daphne. "We've never seen a child that never made marked gains," Occupational Therapist Cindy Dawkins said. "Out of 35 years of being an occupational therapist, this has been the most powerful tool that I've used." Dawkins said the therapy calls for an iPod, some special headphones and digitally-altered classical music. The system stimulates multi-tasking in the brain by having the autistic child listen to the music while performing various tasks. "He's listening to music through the ear cups, and he's also listening through bone conduction," Dawkins said. "There's a small transducer in the top of the headphones so the music is transmitted by bone conduction as well as air conduction." Dawkins said it's had a worked tremendously for hundreds of children they have treated. … Continue reading →

Jewel Samad / AFP Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, second left, waves as he is welcomed by Vice President Biden, left, and his colleagues upon his return to the Senate on Jan. 3 after suffering a stroke last January. By Tracy Connor, NBC News In the year since he had a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk has taken his recovery one step at a time. On Thursday, the Illinois Republican took 45 more climbing the stairs to the Senates front door while colleagues cheered him on. Yeah, Mark! the crowd shouted as Kirk, 53, mounted the steps, slowly and stiffly, with Vice President Biden grasping his right arm. Welcome back! Kirk stopped several times along the way, leaning on a four-pronged cane for support. When he finally reached the top, he was greeted by loud applause. A year ago, Kirk would have bounded up the steps in moments. That was before the stroke that devastated the left side of his body and left him so close to death he saw angels with New York accents at his hospital bed. See original here: Senate stroke victim returns … Continue reading →

Jewel Samad / AFP Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, second left, waves as he is welcomed by Vice President Biden, left, and his colleagues upon his return to the Senate on Jan. 3 after suffering a stroke last January. By Tracy Connor, NBC News In the year since he had a major stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk has taken his recovery one step at a time. On Thursday, the Illinois Republican took 45 more climbing the stairs to the Senates front door while colleagues cheered him on. Yeah, Mark! the crowd shouted as Kirk, 53, mounted the steps, slowly and stiffly, with Vice President Biden grasping his right arm. Welcome back! Kirk stopped several times along the way, leaning on a four-pronged cane for support. When he finally reached the top, he was greeted by loud applause. A year ago, Kirk would have bounded up the steps in moments. That was before the stroke that devastated the left side of his body and left him so close to death he saw angels with New York accents at his hospital bed. Go here to read the rest: After stroke, senator takes 45 big steps … Continue reading →

A stroke is a serious neurological disorder in which blood flow stops to a part of the brain. In the United States, a stroke occurs every 40 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The halt in blood flow can result from a blood clot (an ischemic stroke) or a bursting blood vessel causing bleeding in the brain (a hemorrhagic stroke). When the blood supply to the brain is stopped, some of the brain cells in the affected area die immediately, while others are at risk for death, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Immediate treatment can save those cells. The cause of the stroke will dictate the intervention given. If the stroke was caused by a blood clot, the patient will receive thrombolytics (clot-busting drugs). However, those medications would exacerbate a hemorrhagic stroke, so in such a case they would not be used. Several factors can increase an individuals risk of having a stroke. Some of these risk factors are unmodifiable, such as increasing age, gender, family risk and race. While a stroke can occur at any age, the risk for stroke doubles for each decade after age 55, noted the National … Continue reading →