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How are rare movement disorder symptoms different from seizures? - Rajan K. Pammal
The rare movement disorders are mostly mistaken for seizures and patients have very little understanding of these conditions. Several tools like Video- EEG (Electroenceph alography) are very useful to distinguish seizures from non-epileptic involuntary movements. Such technology helps to diagnose such unusual disorders. Video-EEG detects abnormalities in the brain waves, or in the electrical activity of the brain to capture episodes and proved that these episodes did not have an epileptic basis.
- Dr Aravindan Selvaraj, Executive Director, Kauvery Hospital
How useful are inhalers for asthma patients? Can alternative medications be taken? - Kalpana V, Anna Nagar
Inhalers deliver the drug directly to the lungs and works to control asthma by preventing it. relieving symptoms, and reducing flare-ups. Although asthma is not curable, it is possible to gain control over it and lead a normal active life. Here, the correct treatment and adherence to asthma management are crucial. The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines recommend inhalers as a safe and effective way to control asthma as it reaches your lungs directly and starts acting immediately.
- B Kalaikovan, Pulmonologist, Kovan's Chest and Sleep Care Centre, Chennai
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