abc news posted an article today warning, no, claiming, that seizures are a possible symptom of swine flu. i contend that this is a bunch of hooey and this is why:
abc bases its claim on data that four kids in texas have reported seizures, where before they did not have seizures.
according to the cdc, 5151 texans have been infected with H1N1, which means approx 2500 kids, which means about 3 of them should have epilepsy. And statistically, one of there conditions started for unknown reasons, and another of there conditions was induced by a head wound, which in many cases is mistaken as for-unknown-reasons (like me, for nearly a decade, and they still aren't sure). The other one was born with epilepsy (rule that out) or came down with a related desease, or experienced a few other random possibilities.
The fact is, about 3 out of 2500 kids who go to the hospital and are watched closey are actually discovered to HAVE epilepsy, and didn't even know it. I was one of them. I thought i was having muscle spasms. Others with temporal lobe seizures stare into space and are thought to be day-dreamers.
four out of 2500 in dallas is no stretch. especially considering that there have been no reports elseware.
on the bright side, this might raise epilepsy awareness!
-p
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Glad to hear it.
ReplyDeleteAnd glad to know your as indignant and righteous towards ABC as ever.