Anticonvulsant medication can control seizures in most people with epilepsy, but for about 30% of patients, they either aren’t effective or are intolerable. There are other options to consider in these cases. They include: Epilepsy Surgery, Diet, Nerve stimulation, and Counseling. Option 1: Epilepsy Surgery What is epilepsy surgery? In some cases, … Read More
Recently I have had a lot of questions on my Facebook page about how parents can help their young children with epilepsy and how to keep them calm during an EEG. Parents are often unfamiliar with the test and don’t know how to plan or prepare their child. What is an EEG? … Read More
A diagnosis of epilepsy means that you have recurring seizures. It is important to remember that the effects of epilepsy can be felt throughout the body.
Has your life been affected by epilepsy in some way? When you write for Living Well With Epilepsy you share your story with readers around the world.
Epilepsy has a hold on millions of lives today. I live with epilepsy and I can tell you it isn’t very fun, as you may have seen in my column last month.
Emily’s Perspective get’s real for epilepsy awareness month. Emily recounts her experience with an especially severe seizure.
You have to remember that through everything, no matter how dark and tough, through it all, there is light.
There are so many things I could be doing with my life. People like me, who have severe seizures, aren’t able to live life as normally as we would like.