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What is Purple Day?

What is Purple Day?. A day dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On 26 th March, people from around the globe are encouraged to wear purple and spread the word about epilepsy. Why Purple? Lavender is the international colour for epilepsy. Who started Purple Day?

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What is Purple Day?

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  1. What is Purple Day? A day dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. On 26th March, people from around the globe are encouraged to wear purple and spread the word about epilepsy. Why Purple? Lavender is the international colour for epilepsy. Who started Purple Day? Nine year old Cassidy Megan created the idea of Purple Day in 2008, motivated by her own struggles with epilepsy. With the help of The Epilepsy Association of Nova Scotia and the Anita Kaufmann Foundation, Purple Day was officially launched. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  2. Schools around the world wearing purple and spreading awareness. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  3. Different businesses and organisations as well encourage their employees to wear purple and spread awareness. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  4. What is Epilepsy? • A condition of the brain that is characterized by spontaneous, recurrent seizures. • Prevalence: 0.5 - 1.0% of population • Can be caused by any pathology affecting the cortex (genetic, infectious, traumatic, vascular, etc.) • According to WHO • An estimated number of 50 million people are living with epilepsy and around 35 million have little or no access to treatment. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  5. When do seizures occur? Brain cells communicate with each other by means of tiny bursts of electrical activity. When a group of brain cells have an unexpected erratic electrical discharge, a seizure occurs. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  6. The Diagnosis: Patient’s medical history is obtained. Patient is then tested. There are different types of tests that can be conducted including: EGG (Electroencephalogram) MRI Scan (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  7. Seizure Classification Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  8. Antiepileptic Drugs • Since 1991: • Clobazam (Frisium) • Vigabatrin (Sabril) • Lamotrigine (Lamictal) • Gabapentin (Neurontin) • Topiramate (Topimax) • Oxcarbazepine (Trileptil) • Levetiracetam (Keppra) • Pregabalin • Stiripentol • Zonisamide • Since 2003: • Lacosamide (Vimpat) • Phenobarbital 1912 • Phenytoin (Dilantin) 1938 • Primidone (Mysoline) 1952 • Carbamazepine (Tegretol)1960s • Valproic acid (Depakene) 1970s • NOTE: Plegabalin is not available in Canada Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  9. First Aid for Convulsive Seizures • Remain Calm • Protect from further injury • Do not restrain movement • Do not force anything in the mouth • Roll the person on their side • If a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, or repeats without full recovery SEEK MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  10. First Aid for Non-convulsive Seizures • Stay with the person • Do not restrain, but gently guide the person away from danger • Observe carefully After All Types of Seizures Speak calmly, be comforting and reassuring. The person may be confused for 10-30 minutes after the seizure ends. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

  11. Wear Purple on March 26th and support epilepsy awareness globally. Visit www.purpleday.org to find out more information about epilepsy. Sources: www.purpleday.org and Presentation made by Susan R. Rahey Neurophysiology Program Coordinator

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