CUK researchers on cusp of making helmet that can predict epileptic seizures
A seizure while driving, swimming, or operating machinery could be dangerous to the patient and those with them.
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PhD scholar O K Fasil (sitting) with his guide and associate professor Dr Rajesh R and team member and assistant professor Dr Thasleema TM
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KASARGOD: Computer science researchers in the Central University of Kerala, Periya, (CUK) have designed a helmet that can predict epileptic seizures three to 10 minutes before the attack, said Dr Rajesh R, associate professor and head of the department. “We have got the patent for the design of the helmet,” he said.The research is part of scholar O K Fasil’s PhD work.
People tend to think of COVID-19 in terms of its physical manifestations, but there’s mounting evidence that it may also mess with your mind. Odd neurological complications, from loss of taste and smell to seizures, have surfaced in some COVID patients, while so-called long haulers have complained of lingering brain fog. Now there’s a possible link between COVID and psychosis.
Doctors around the world are reporting psychotic symptoms in a small number of patients who’ve had the SARS-CoV-2 infection,
The reports are just that: individual episodes of psychosis following a bout of COVID-19. There’s no proof that coronavirus causes psychosis, at least not yet. It’s merely an association that medical professionals have observed, albeit a worrisome one.