Find out what epilepsy is and what its cognitive and psychosocial consequences are. Understand epilepsy from a biopsychosocial perspective. Epilepsy is a common condition, but how much do you know about the neuropsychology of the disorder? On this course, you will learn about the cognitive and psychosocial deficits that epilepsy sufferers can experience.
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You will begin with an overview of epilepsy and the techniques used for its medical diagnosis. You will learn what a neuropsychological evaluation involves and the abilities that are assessed. You will also learn how to give first aid to someone suffering from a seizure.
What topics will you cover?
- Descriptive framework of epilepsy;
- Medical and neuropsychological assessment of epilepsy;
- Cognitive and psychosocial effects of epilepsy;
- First aid for seizures.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you'll be able to...
- your knowledge about epilepsy
- tests and techniques used to evaluate different aspects of epilepsy
- epilepsy from a bio-psychosocial perspective
- how to basically support someone with seizures
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