Ease Your MRI Anxiety

		Friday, December 17, 2010
	In This Issue:   • Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Raises Spina Bifida Risk   • Is Sleepiness Hurting Your Health?   • 'I feel like someone shoved the back of my head.' MRI of the Brain: What to Expect They're not painful, but they do require you to lie still for a long time. How MRIs are done and ways to ease pre-test anxiety. Also See:   • All About EEGs   • What the Brain Looks Like   • How Epilepsy Is Diagnosed Health News & Features Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy Raises Spina Bifida Risk The antiseizure drug carbamazepine increases the risk of the birth defect spina bifida. But that doesn't mean women should stop taking it. Also See:   • Epilepsy Drugs, Breastfeeding: Safe for Kids?   • Epilepsy May Be Linked to Infertility Risk Is Sleepiness Hurting Your Health? Your health may be at risk if you're not getting quality sleep. Take our Health Check to find out ways to improve your alertness. Also See:   • Play the Sudoku Brain Booster Game   • Hidden Home Hazards That Can Harm Breathing From the Epilepsy Community 'I feel like someone shoved the back of my head.' She's sure the feeling is a seizure but doesn't know what type it might be. Any ideas? Read more in the WebMD Epilepsy Community. From Our Sponsors Wish Your Relapsing MS Therapy Fit Your Lifestyle? Stop Wishing. Depression: Treating the Symptoms It May Be Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD) Newsletter Management Don't miss an issue of this newsletter. Add WebMD to your email's safe sender list -- get instructions here. You are subscribed as vivalaperry@gmail.com. View and manage your WebMD newsletter preferences. Subscribe to more newsletters. Change/update your email address. To unsubscribe from this Epilepsy newsletter, send a blank email to epilepsy_remove@health.webmd.com. To unsubscribe from ALL WebMD newsletters, send a blank email to unsub@health.webmd.com. WebMD Privacy Policy WebMD Office of Privacy 1201 Peachtree Street, NE 400 Colony Square, Suite 2100 Atlanta, Georgia 30361 © 2010 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.	advertisement advertisement WebMD Shortcuts Epilepsy Health Center Member Support Groups Health News Center Boards & Blogs Home Page