Stichting Philadelphia Zorg receives the 500th NightWatch!

On behalf of Stichting Philadelphia Zorg, the team at the Westerhof site in Vlissingen (a facility for older people with a mental handicap) received the 500th “NightWatch” night-time epilepsy detection system from Jeroen van den Hout of LivAssured, surrounded by a...

SUDEP, what are the risks and is there anything you can do about it?

My name is Asmund Tielens and I am the founder and CTO of LivAssured (manufacturer of the NightWatch). My wife and I have three children: a daughter and two sons. In the blog below, I talk about my views of SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy). When it comes to...

NightWatch and Neuroventis are now fully connected

1+1=3. NightWatch and Neuroventis connect their services and provide a breakthrough in the care of people with epilepsy A unique collaboration between a Belgian and Dutch MedTech scale-up offers people with epilepsy more safety and control over their condition. It is...

«Parents must be strong for their children»

Epilepsy diagnosis This is the Köse family who lives in both Germany and Turkey. In October 2020, their daughter Yagmur Tuana had a grand mal seizure at night. At about 5:30 in the morning, the bed began shaking heavily. Arzu looked at her daughter and...

A life with epilepsy and love

Florian from Munich Florian is 40 years old, the younger of two brothers, who lives with his 76 year old mother in Munich. Florian has had epilepsy since he was nine years old, possibly as a result of meningitis/encephalitis that was detected too late. His mother...

“Mummy, I’m scared I’m going to die”

Selina, soon to be 6 years old, has epilepsy. She is a picture-perfect, bright, adorable girl with big eyes. The first major seizure was in November last year, but before that there had been repeated absences since 2019. No one was prepared for a grand mal seizure...