Loutitt, who began having seizures after a car crash, had a bad experience at Royal University Hospital last year. The hospital had one telemetry bed in the neurological unit, which is often full of ...

Patients with epilepsy often undergo evaluation by concurrent video and EEG monitoring (vEEG) for therapeutic planning, including possible epilepsy surgery. Seizures during monitoring increase the ...

SASKATOON – A day to raise awareness about epilepsy was marked by the opening of a new telemetry bed at Royal University Hospital in Saskatoon. More than 800 donors, including families affected by ...

A 17-year-old boy is admitted to the hospital after suffering a seizure at home. He has never had a seizure before but has had episodes of lightheadedness and presyncope. While being monitored on ...

On Monday, the Saskatchewan government announced funding for a dedicated epilepsy unit at Saskatoon’s Royal University Hospital (RUH). With more than 10,000 people living with epilepsy and the only ...

Saskatchewan people who are experiencing seizures are forced to wait two years for treatment, and patients and doctors say that needs to change. Part of the reason is it's the only province without a ...

There are about 10,000 people in Saskatchewan who are living with epilepsy. While many can control their seizures with medication, some can greatly benefit from surgery to improve their quality of ...

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Some people are born with epilepsy and some develop it later. Diagnosing epilepsy can take time and involves a range of techniques. Any condition or event that affects the brain can cause epilepsy.