Epilepsy

(This page was last updated on December 24, 2002.)

  • About Seizures
  • All about Epilepsy
  • American Epilepsy Foundation
    • The American Epilepsy Society promotes research and education for professionals dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of Epilepsy.
  • Behavior and Learning Difficulties
    • Some children with epilepsy experience behavioral problems and/or learning difficulties. It is important to remember that simply because a child has epilepsy it does not follow that every other problem is also related to their epilepsy. Behavioral problems and learning difficulties can have many different causes.
  • Can Complementary Therapy Make The Difference?
    • Complementary and alternative medicine is being seen by some in the field of western medicine, including some physicians who treat people with epilepsy, as something to look at for possible additional treatment.
  • Epilepsy - A Parents' Guide
  • Epilepsy - A Teacher's Guide
  • Epilepsy Action
    • This is the working name for the British Epilepsy Association. As they say, their website "contains everything you need to know about epilepsy - and if you can't find something, email us using our Email Helpline service and we will do our best to email you a reply within 48 hours."
  • Epilepsy and Learning Difficulties
    • Epilepsy affects a wide variety of people of all levels of intelligence. Some kinds of epilepsy are associated with brain damage, as are some forms of learning disabilities. Therefore, it is likely that some people with brain damage will have both epilepsy and learning disabilities.
  • Epilepsy and Medical Management
    • This article begins with, "The vast majority of people with epilepsy take daily medication - anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). For many of us, these drugs will successfully control our seizures or at least reduce the number and severity of our seizures. However, when we are newly diagnosed as having epilepsy, it can be difficult adjusting to the need to take drugs every day. Understanding how the drugs work and why we need to take them often helps that adjustment."
  • Epilepsy and Self Management
    • According to this article, "Self-management means taking control of the way you think and feel about your epilepsy and how you cope in everyday life. This section explores what you can do to manage your epilepsy, how to get the best treatment, how to help fight prejudice and improve the quality of life for yourself and other people with epilepsy. It is about living life to the full and generally playing an active rather than a passive role."
  • Epilepsy Answer Place
    • Here you can access a wealth of information on seizure disorders.
  • Epilepsy.com
    • Epilepsy.com exists to inform and empower patients and families living with epilepsy. They offer a roadmap to understanding the epilepsies, how they touch people's lives, and the options for treatment. To assist in following that roadmap, they also offer a forum for community and the sharing of insights by patients and caregivers. They seek to enable more productive relationships with caregivers, more effective care, and better lives for those with epilepsy.
  • Epilepsy FAQ
    • The author of this site has all the questions listed at the beginning of the page. Keep scrolling to find the answers, it's quite a thorough listing of questions and answers.
  • Epilipsey Information for Patients, Families and Physicians
  • Epilepsy International
    • The writers of this site expect it to be the "definitive site for epilepsy and its issues" providing the most current and comprehensive information on the drugs, treatments, people and issues in epilepsy.
  • Epilepsy Ontario
  • Facts about Epilepsy
  • Frequently Asked Questions -- A Parent's List
  • Ketogenic Diet
    • Ketogenic diet is a special method of treating epilepsy. This Web Site was created by the Pediatric Neurology Division at Stanford University School of Medicine to facilitate communication between health care providers who are using the ketogenic diet to treat epilepsy.
  • Links for Anti-Seizure Medications
  • Living with Epilepsy
  • Making Travel Safer and Easier: Tips for People with Epilepsy and Families
  • Mechanism that Causes Epilepsy Found in Human Neurons
  • National Society of Epilepsy
    • This is an organization based in England.
  • New Attitudes and New Approaches to Treating Epilepsy
    • New attitudes and new approaches to treating epilepsy was the subject of the Inaugural Judith Hoyer Lecture in Epilepsy which took place in November 2002 at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
  • Study Assesses Whether Yoga Can Reduce Seizures
  • The Gene Discovery Project
    • The Gene Discovery Project facilitates the search for the genes associated with epilepsy. The Project partners people who have epilepsy in their family with researchers that are looking for the epilepsy genes.
  • The Teen Center
  • What is Epilepsy All About?
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