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EpilepsyUSA Issue1-2009
Epilepsy Foundation — Beautiful, inspiring and award-winning artwork by people of all ages with epilepsy. The In My Own Words column gives people whose lives are affected by epilepsy the chance to share experiences and solutions to their problems. These are real ...More…
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What constitutes uncontrolled epilepsy?
Insider Medicine — On a recent trip to Halifax, we caught up with Dr. Dr. David Clarke, MD, Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Neurosurgery and Neurobiology, at Dalhousie University. We know that many people have a seizure but do not go ...More…
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Know the Difference, Epilepsy Foundation
Epilepsy Foundation — Know the Difference was created to respond to the growing number of African-Americans living with epilepsy. This Black History month, Know the Difference will feature a new podcast series Prince Reveals He Had Epilepsy as a Child on PBS's Tavis ...More…
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Epilepsy surgery
Epilepsy surgery may be the answer if you continue to have seizures despite medication. Epilepsy surgery is a procedure that either removes or isolates the area of your brain where your seizures originate. If the section of your brain where your ...More…
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FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Severe Form of Epilepsy
Food & Drug Administration — Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is a severe form of epilepsy that usually begins before 4 years of age, and can be caused by brain malformations, severe head injury, central nervous system infection and inherited degenerative or metabolic conditions. In ...More…
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FDA Requires Warnings about Risk of Suicidal Thoughts ...
Food & Drug Administration — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it will require the manufacturers of antiepileptic drugs to add to these products' prescribing information, or labeling, a warning that their use increases risk of suicidal thoughts and ...More…
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Tuberous Sclerosis Moves toward Drug Therapy, Offers ...
NINDS — Three recent studies show that the drug rapamycin reduces neurological symptoms in mouse models of tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare genetic disorder associated with epilepsy and autism. Scientists say those results could pave the way for ...More…
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Los Ancianos
Epilepsy Foundation — Cuando una persona con más de sesenta, setenta u ochenta años experimenta sensaciones extrañas (lagunas mentales, pérdidas de consciencia, confusión, ataques), es posible que achaquen estos síntomas a los problemas mentales y físicos asociados ...More…
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Fund. Para la Epilepsia - Las Mujeres y la Epilepsia
Epilepsy Foundation — Inquietudes de la Madre con Epilepsia Sobre el Cuidado del Bebé Las Mujeres y la Epilepsia La Información general acerca de Las Mujeres FAQ: El Embarazo y la Epilepsia La Contracepción para Mujeres con Epilepsia La Genética y la Epilepsia La ...More…
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Epilepsia y embarazo
Family Doctor — Las mujeres que tienen epilepsia y quedan embarazadas tienen un riesgo mayor de complicaciones relacionadas con el embarazo que las mujeres que no tienen epilepsia. Estas complicaciones incluyen: La posibilidad de que sus convulsiones ocurran con ...More…
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Epilepsy and Pregnancy
Family Doctor — Women who have epilepsy and become pregnant have a higher risk for pregnancy-related complications than pregnant women who don't have epilepsy. These complications include: Preeclampsia (a condition during pregnancy that is a combination of high ...More…
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Your Child at School
Epilepsy Foundation — Having seizures at school can be socially damaging to a child and frightening to others. However, it doesn't have to be. A well-informed, confident teacher and a supportive school nurse and school administration can make all the difference in the ...More…