Augusta, GA
AU Clinic helps patients with non-epileptic seizures
AU Clinic helps management non-epileptic seizures (WFXG)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WFXG) – PNES, or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures, seems like one factor, however in some circumstances is definitely one thing else.
For years, Hope Watson did not absolutely perceive what was incorrect along with her. Visiting physician after physician and receiving prognosis after prognosis, attempting to pinpoint precisely what was incorrect.
“It actually took quite a bit from me,” Hope stated.
Medical doctors initially advised Hope and her dad and mom it might be despair, bipolar dysfunction, anxiousness or ADHD.
“It began when she was 7, what we now know is she had epilepsy, however that was misdiagnosed till she was 18,” stated Pam Watson, Hope’s mother.
For a short time, she says medical doctors thought that they had issues underneath management.
“In 2021 every thing modified, she began going from very intermittent seizures to six, 8 or 10 a day,” Pam recalled.
She says at the moment, Hope was placed on a number of medicines for epilepsy, and nothing was altering. Because of the well being points, Hope even misplaced the power to work, drive and stay a standard life.
“I imply it was onerous,” Hope stated.
Ultimately, she and her household have been referred to a clinic at Augusta College. After some consultations and exams, medical doctors thought it could be one thing known as PNES, or psychogenic non-epileptic seizures.
“It’s a sort of sickness that we’d take into account extra psychological than bodily, whereby an individual has signs that seem like seizures,” he defined.
Dr. Kridel was one of many suppliers that helped decide Hope’s prognosis after her referral. A part of the remedy plan included a multiday EEG and monitoring at AU’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. It’s one in every of two monitoring facilities within the state of Georgia.
“What we have been doing is we have been attempting to document one in every of her typical occasions, off medicines, to make it possible for she had seizures,” she stated.
After reviewing the monitoring movies, her care staff was in a position to affirm hope had each PNES and epileptic seizures, a prognosis that’s tough for a lot of physicians to make.
Whereas it may be tough to diagnose, medical doctors say PNES may be handled by means of behavioral remedy.
“It takes about 12 periods, we often meet with sufferers each different week however that may rely. So over the course of a number of months, we’re engaged on a wide range of matters to assist perceive and in the end study to deal with useful seizures,” Dr. Kridel defined.
Due to the assistance from each physicians Hope now has methods to deal with her points.
“Principally he stated that you recognize, I can’t assist it, however it’s underneath my management. I can take management over it even when I can’t assist it,” Hope stated.
Because of the remedy, Hope is again to residing her regular life. She says she is driving once more and likewise has a job caring for others.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Just before Veterans Day a concert in North Augusta was held to celebrate veterans.
The concert at the Grace Methodist Church honored those who served and are currently serving our country.
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The event was sponsored by the North Augusta Cultural Arts Council and helps give back to the Wounded Warrior Project and the Music Therapy department at the local VA hospital.
Our former News 12 anchor Richard Rogers served as emcee.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A second suspect has been arrested in connection to a shooting at the Augusta Mall in April.
Kaysean Quashar Nealy, 21, was arrested on Wednesday, according to jail bookings.
Arrest warrants state on April 28, around 1:30 p.m., Nealy assaulted the victim with a deadly weapon by firing at least one bullet from a gun into the victim’s back and right hand.
We previously reported that authorities were still looking for Samoney Tanksley, 26, in relation to the incident. We have reached out to learn if Tanksley is still being sought.
Days after the shooting, deputies announced the arrest of Tybrea Elester Nicole Nelson, 24, of Martinez, on two counts of aggravated assault for her role in the shooting.
She’s not accused of being the shooter but of being present during the shooting and driving the getaway vehicle.
Arrest warrants also accuse Nealy of assaulting another victim by firing at least one bullet from the gun towards the area of the victim.
The victim did not have any visible injuries, according to the warrants.
Nealy is charged with two counts of aggravated assault and possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime.
Records show Nealy is being held in the Richmond County Detention Center.
On the possession of a firearm or knife during the commission of a crime charge, bond was set at $5,700, according to jail bookings. For the two counts of aggravated assault, bond was not set.
“It was surreal. The whole thing’s surreal,” said Oscar Maldonado, who was at the mall when the drama erupted. “It’s kind of like when you see that happen in a movie – it kind of felt like what you see in a movie.”
This incident comes amid an outbreak of violent crime that’s claimed more than 150 lives across the CSRA in two years. It’s affected communities large and small on both sides of the Savannah River. But as the largest city in the region, Augusta has been hit especially hard.
Authorities have blamed much of the problem on gangs, and many of the victims as well as the suspects have been young men.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Former President Bill Clinton took the Augusta stage campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday.
Augusta Commissioner Jordan Johnson took the stage first urging everyone to get out and vote. Not long after, Clinton took the stage and had this to say on behalf of the democratic party.
While Clinton’s speech was mostly what you would expect from a rally – he did have a message for both sides of the aisle, “There are things we need to do, but we can’t get there if we spend all of our time fighting and bad-mouthing each other.”
The former president also said this was his second to last event on the campaign trail.
Former President Donald Trump his running mate Senator JD Vance were in Macon on Sunday.
And the day before, Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlanta.
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