Emily’s Perspective: On Auras
Aura is the term used to describe symptoms that may occur before a seizure. There are several different types and some of them might surprise you.
Aura is the term used to describe symptoms that may occur before a seizure. There are several different types and some of them might surprise you.
The phrase “The weather is nice outside today” was my salvation when I needed to pretend that all was fine in the world.
Side effects from seizures and medication sometimes leave me feeling lost. I must get creative to be successful in my everyday life.
Sometimes, in my fight to eliminate stigma and live a “normal” life, I create the perception that my life is easy and free from struggle. However, in my speech at the Epilepsy Foundation of Western/Central Pennsylvania’s (EFWCP) annual Mardi Gras Gala I showed what life with epilepsy is like–both the good and the bad parts.
I am a firm believer in signs, not the type that are physically positioned throughout our daily lives, but those that are spiritually given to us when we need them most.
This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™ which will run from November 1 through November 30. Follow along and add comments to posts that inspire you! About Dr. Helbig Ingo Helbig, MD, is an epilepsy genetics researcher, German child neurologist at the University of Kiel, Germany and child neurology fellow … Read More
This post was written by Elizabeth Terry, a historian and author in St. Louis, and mom to Spencer who has Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS). Living Well With Epilepsy is grateful to Lundbeck, a Sponsor of the November 2015 Epilepsy Blog Relay™. I remember my husband and I whispering to each other, “Is this … Read More
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Sunovion) announced on August 28, 2015 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Aptiom® (eslicarbazepine acetate) as monotherapy for the treatment of partial-onset seizures.