Epilepsy
Carole Garilli
Ninja Fischer
Milda Duoblyte
Designing a house for an epileptic person, we have to think about two things:
- Reduce possibilities of triggers that could provoke a seizure.
- And, most importantly, keep the person from injuring himself/herself during a seizure - stairs, edges with no railings are the most dangerous places in case f a seizure.
Therefore, most of the changes that needs to be done, are interior changes:
- Shades on the windows to prevent from direct sun
- Bathroom doors swings outwards
- Installation of alarm systems, medic alerts
- Railings on the roof - security
- Shower instead of a bathtub
- Home gym instead of an office. Study results showed that 15 weeks physical activity program reduced seizures for 65% of patients and increased for 20%.
Interior details:
- Remove locks from bathrooms and use occupied sign instead
- Shower curtain instead of door
- Shatterproof glass for mirrors
- Wall to wall carpeting, remove scattered rugs
- Protective covers on sharp edges
- Chairs with arms
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