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Epileptic Seizure Monitor Alarm System

Tue, 02/19/2008 - 01:46

Hello everyone,

Our daughter's seizure have been occurring during the time when she first falls asleep (she's had 2 and they both happened during that time.)  Since she had her first one (August '07), she has been sleeping with us in our room and her just-decorated-cute room has not been utilized since. 

My husband has been researching seizure monitors and found this:

http://www.medpage-ltd.com/page65.html

Has anyone out there used this or something similar?  If so, how effective are they and would anyone recommend it or be against it?  Any thoughts or opinions are greatly appreciated!

~Marvy

Comments

Re: Epileptic Seizure Monitor Alarm System

Submitted by mctaggart29 on Wed, 2010-01-20 - 18:59

 hi 

 my friend had the same thing she said she went to a site call easylinkuk.co.uk and they had a monitor that would pick up seizures and would alert her. she now gets a good night sleep and doesnt worry all night. the monitor was call an mp5.she said the staff were well trained and very helpful and understanding.  i hope i helped you

 hi 

 my friend had the same thing she said she went to a site call easylinkuk.co.uk and they had a monitor that would pick up seizures and would alert her. she now gets a good night sleep and doesnt worry all night. the monitor was call an mp5.she said the staff were well trained and very helpful and understanding.  i hope i helped you

Re: Epileptic Seizure Monitor Alarm System

Submitted by geatzmw on Sat, 2008-11-22 - 21:02
You can buy an Epilepsy Seizure Alarm Monitor from http://www.giantbiosensor.com/MP5.html. It's also sold on Amazon and ebay for the same price of US$330.00 and includes free shipping.

Re: Epileptic Seizure Monitor Alarm System

Submitted by jdizon on Thu, 2009-05-28 - 09:27
A patient monitoring system for the real-time detection of epileptic seizures suffered by a user of the monitoring system. The system comprises control means for receiving measuring signals and, conditional upon the measuring signals, generating an alarm signal, at least one hart rate sensor for measuring the heart rate of the user and, subject to the measurement, generating a heart rate signal, and at least one muscular tension sensor for measuring the change and the intensity of the contraction of at least one muscle of the user and, subject to the measurement, generating a muscle contraction signal. In all the above cases there is the risk of false alarms or of failing to detect epileptic seizures altogether. It has been shown that when the system is insufficiently reliable, generating many false alarms, the alertness of the attending personnel also declines. This may result in an alarm signal failing to procure quite the appropriate reaction, so that such a system affords the person to be monitored a false security.

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