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Author Archives: Alison Kukla

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10 Jun 2022

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Epilepsy and planning a family

by Alison Kukla |

Alison and husband Preston have talked about planning a family but they knew her epilepsy would mean taking some extra steps. Here she shares their journey.

epilepsy and pregnancy, family planning, Pregnancy, pregnancy and epilepsy, seizures and pregnancy
16 Nov 2020

Alison shares her experience with a 16 day stereo-EEG stay

by Alison Kukla |

Alison shares her journey from to neurocognitive testing to her stay in an Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) for a 16-Day stereo-EEG(sEEG).

11 Jun 2019

Epilepsy Blog Relay: Tips for Your Next Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) Stay

by Alison Kukla |

Alison recently spent 8 days in the University of Virginia’s epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU) in hopes of capturing a few seizures on a video EEG. She brought back a few tips on how to keep your sanity during your next EMU stay.

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