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How My Child’s Epileptical Seizure Made Me Aware of the Risk of Micronutrient Deficiency

There are 5 essentials your brain should never be missing.

Nicole Hilbig
Be Open - Writers & Readers Pub
12 min readJul 10, 2021

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Last summer my child had an epileptical seizure who threw us completely off track. After several medical examinations the doctors were able to explain what caused this seizure — a trouble spot of dysfunctional neurons — but they couldn’t explain what the cause for this trouble spot could be or what causes are even possible.

The doctor said my daughter has to be observed very carefully the next few weeks. I had to note down everything I notice about her. What she eats, what she does, how long and how well she sleeps, her daily energy levels, wether she could concentrate well or not and so on. The doctor couldn’t advise us anymore. So we were left helpless and uncertain what the future will bring.

The only thing that consoled us was another examination with an electroencephalogram (EEG) after three months, which might provide more clarification. But for now there was nothing else we could do.

But I couldn’t stand the uncertainty. Like any parent would do, I began to search online about epilepsy and brain function and during my researches I learned a lot. I learned not only about our body functions, but above all about the

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Nicole Hilbig
Nicole Hilbig

Written by Nicole Hilbig

I love learning and writing about the changes in our digital era. My topics are future, work, productivity, writing, education & personal stories.

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