Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Among epileptics high percentage of deaths from drowning

People with epilepsy are 19 times higher than the risk that they drown than others, the researchers reported. Experts reviewed the results of 51 studies from around the world and found that of the 88 deaths from drowning, the fifth could have been prevented. Was taking a shower instead of a bath or swim with someone at the company lives in the event of an attack to save, say scientists. The study was published in the journal Neurology. Epilepsy approximately every 131 people in the UK. Every year, many of the patients die in their bathtubs, showers if one could save her life, said Professor Ley Sander, who led the study. A study of the results of 51 studies, experts have determined that the risk of death is 19-fold higher due to drowning in the population of patients with epilepsy. According to experts, people who have epilepsy to be very careful about situations that could lead to their death. Need to take a shower instead of a bath, as well as swimming in the pool or on the beach warn lifeguards from the disease, so that they always look at the patient, experts recommend.

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