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Even in these enlightened days there are many misconceptions regarding epilepsy.
As a result of public fear and misunderstanding three-fourths of the 1,500,000 people in this country who have epileptic seizures are not being treated for the disease.
This in itself is a tragedy since modern drugs offer new hope, often keeping the epilepsy patient free of seizures for the rest of his life.
In days gone by there was a tendency in many families to restrict the freedom of a person with seizures — to keep him apart from usual social contacts. It was considered a disgrace to have epileptic seizures or to have someone in the family who suffered from them. The distinction in the public mind between epilepsy anc mental illness was not at all clear.
WIDESPREAD NOTION
Dr. Gregory Ferriss, assistant professor in neurology at the Louisiana State University Medical school, doesn't believe families tend to keep epileptic patients hidden away these days. But the public, he emphasized, still has t
Object Description
| Title | Electric activities of brain studied; Misconceptions on epilepsy are discussed by neurologist |
| Contact Information | John P Isché Library - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - 433 Bolivar St. New Orleans, LA 70112 ~ Send Inquiries to digitalarchives@lsuhsc.edu |
| Creator |
Schoenberger, Podine |
| Subject |
Ferris, Gregory, Dr. Hackett, Earl R., Dr. Perino, Carlo |
| Call Number | 1961 p56-57 |
| Description | Newspaper clipping |
| Notes |
Includes photo |
| Publisher |
Times-Picayune |
| Date | 1961-04-30 |
| Type | Image |
| Format | TIFF |
| Identifier | See 'reference url' on the navigational bars. |
| Source | John P Isché Library - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ~ http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library |
| Language | En |
| Relation | http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/LSUHSC_NCC |
| Coverage-Spatial |
New Orleans (La.) |
| Coverage-Temporal | 1961 |
| Rights | Use is restricted to IP address of LSUHSC - New Orleans |
| Object File Name | index.cpd |
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| Title | lsuhsc_ncc004904_0001 |
| Contact Information | John P Isché Library - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans - 433 Bolivar St. New Orleans, LA 70112 ~ Send Inquiries to digitalarchives@lsuhsc.edu |
| Call Number | 1961 p56 |
| Description | Newspaper clipping |
| Type | Image |
| Format | TIFF |
| Identifier | See 'reference url' on the navigational bars. |
| Source | John P Isché Library - LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans ~ http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library |
| Language | En |
| Relation | http://cdm16313.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/LSUHSC_NCC |
| Rights | Use is restricted to IP address of LSUHSC - New Orleans |
| Object File Name | lsuhsc_ncc004904_0001.tif |
| Excerpted text | Even in these enlightened days there are many misconceptions regarding epilepsy. As a result of public fear and misunderstanding three-fourths of the 1,500,000 people in this country who have epileptic seizures are not being treated for the disease. This in itself is a tragedy since modern drugs offer new hope, often keeping the epilepsy patient free of seizures for the rest of his life. In days gone by there was a tendency in many families to restrict the freedom of a person with seizures — to keep him apart from usual social contacts. It was considered a disgrace to have epileptic seizures or to have someone in the family who suffered from them. The distinction in the public mind between epilepsy anc mental illness was not at all clear. WIDESPREAD NOTION Dr. Gregory Ferriss, assistant professor in neurology at the Louisiana State University Medical school, doesn't believe families tend to keep epileptic patients hidden away these days. But the public, he emphasized, still has t |
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