New App can Alert Parents if Their Kids Have Seizure

Microsoft employee, Roberto D'Angelo, and his colleagues have developed an application that alerts parents if their kids are having a seizure.

New mobile application developed sends alert to parents if their kid is having a seizure, so they no longer have to hover over their kid.

Roberto D’Angelo, a Microsoft employee, and his colleagues have developed an application that alerts parents if their kids are having a seizure.

Convulsions / Seizures / Fits - Symptom Evaluation
Seizure or a convulsion is a result of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. If there are two or more unprovoked seizures at an interval of at least 24 hours, it is referred to as epilepsy.

‘Novel mobile app brings peace of mind and sleep to parents whose kids suffer from seizures as the unique app can alert parents if their kids are having a seizure. ’
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Their project, MirrorHR Epilepsy Research Kit for Kids, was named for this year’s grand prize at the company’s annual global hackathon, produced by The Garage.

The Garage is a Microsoft program that encourages employees to work on projects they are passionate about. D’Angelo used MirrorHR on his 8-year-old son, Mario, who has suffered potentially life-threatening seizures since he was 3.

Mario’s parents are using the new system -- a mobile app connected to a wearable device that sends alerts when anomalous activity might indicate a seizure -- so they no longer have to monitor their son.

Absence Seizure - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Absence seizure (petit mal epilepsy) involves sudden lapse in consciousness and staring blankly into space, the episodes lasting less than 15 seconds.

It helps allay the biggest fear that a seizure could lead to a sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDE).

For the findings, the research team worked together over about three months to develop the end-to-end, scalable proof of concept that is currently being tested by Mario.

Focal Seizures | Partial Seizures - Types, Causes, Symptoms, Complications, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention
Focal or partial seizures are abnormal localized electrical discharges in the brain. They are of two types and exhibit many associated symptoms. Focal seizures can be diagnosed by EEG and brain imaging and treated with drugs and lifestyle changes.

If a seizure is about to happen, parents can catch it at the onset and take immediate actions, such as preventing falls or other trauma and making sure the child does not swallow vomit.

It means there is less likelihood the parents will have to rush to the emergency room or miss the seizure entirely.

New Tool Predicts Risk of Seizures in Pregnant Women
New risk calculator accurately predicts the risk of epileptic seizures in pregnancy and up to six weeks after delivery, to help initiate prompt treatment that can be potentially lifesaving for both the mother and her baby.

The biometric data and daily video logs are stored in a Microsoft Azure-powered FHIR Server.

Machine learning and data visualization techniques are applied to this information to offer parents and doctors easy-to-read visuals and insights using Power business intelligence (BI) tools.

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