Epilepsy Blog Relay: Allison is shedding light on epilepsy one aura at a time
Allison is shedding light on epilepsy one aura at a time. … Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Jewel takes on the realities of living with epilepsy
Like many people diagnosed later in life, Jewel had little knowledge of what Epilepsy was, and what life would be like living with it.… Read More
Tips on creating 504 and IEP plans for your child with epilepsy
Audra offers some tips on creating a 504 and an IEP plan to safeguard your child with epilepsy at school.… Read More
LIVINGWELLCHAT on CBD, Medical Marijuana and Epilepsy: June 30 at 7pm ET
On 6/30 at 7pm ET, we will host our next #LIVINGWELLCHAT. We will hear from the community on what the new marijuana-based epilepsy drug could mean for families affected by LGS and Dravet Syndrome.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Story of a mother and son with epilepsy and autism spectrum
Audra, who writes Our Life With Autism, shares the life and adventures of mother and son with epilepsy and autism spectrum.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Elaine uses poetry to cope with adversity and a life with TLE
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from June 1 to June 30, 2018. Follow along! Elaine’s Story I was diagnosed with epilepsy at age four. At that time, early 1960s, one of the few medications available for epilepsy was phenobarbital. Concerned about negative side effects for … Read More
FDA approves Epidiolex, first medication derived from marijuana
FDA has approved Epidiolex for the treatment of seizures associated with two rare and severe forms of epilepsy, Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and Dravet Syndrome.… Read More
Epilepsy Blog Relay: Déjà Vu and temporal lobe epilepsy in real life
At 29, I began to experience mysterious episodes of déjà vu followed by nausea and exhaustion. It took doctors 5 yrs and a tonic clonic seizure to diagnose these episodes as epilepsy.… Read More