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So what is epilepsy? What is a seizure? Will I have seizures forever? You may have a lot of questions about epilepsy. This part of epilepsy.com will help you understand the basics, answer the most common questions, and empower you with the information you need to find a place for epilepsy in your life without turning it upside down.
We highly recommend downloading the mini-book on epilepsy for consumers "OVERVIEW OF EPILEPSY" by Robert Fisher, M.D., Ph.D. and Maslah Saul MD Professor.
This 56 pages must-read document features the following topics: Seizure Classifications, Causes of Seizures, Medications for Epilepsy, Epilepsy Surgery, and Social Issues in Epilepsy. It is the perfect handbook for anyone interested in knowing more about epilepsy.
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| Faked seizures | Oct 3, 2009 | |
| dfarrell | ||
| I Have Epilepsy and I Hate My Life... | Aug 17, 2009 | |
| 1nevermore | ||
| Food-Triggered Siezures | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| uberzwitter | ||
| Temporal lobe surgery | Aug 16, 2009 | |
| a_mkelly2000 | ||
| Can exercise induce seizures? | Sep 11, 2009 | |
| MichaelK | ||
| terrified to get pregnant | Sep 19, 2009 | |
| linzysmith323 | ||
| Epilepsy triggers? | Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Black.Pearl | ||
| Epilepsy and anxiety | Aug 18, 2009 | |
| sandcastle | ||
| The Reasons not to consume alcohol or smoke marijuana if you have epilepsy | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| LaurenG1211 | ||
| Do seizures change characteristics over time? | Jul 25, 2009 | |
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| EEG's Suck! First timer | Sep 2, 2010 | |
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| Epilepsy and Life Insurance | Sep 2, 2010 | |
| rw | ||
| After effects from Surgery | Sep 1, 2010 | |
| happygirl | ||
| seizures while sleeping... how do you know? | Sep 1, 2010 | |
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| How do you change a inconclusive diagnoses to one you believe you have. | Sep 1, 2010 | |
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| Afraid of DRIVING | Sep 1, 2010 | |
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| 24 Months and Not Walking/Cruising or Talking | Sep 1, 2010 | |
| JacksMommy | ||
| Difficulty understanding speech during a seizure (but hearing you!)? | Sep 1, 2010 | |
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| Unable To Work, Memory Loss, Etc! How Do You Cope With It? | Sep 1, 2010 | |
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| topamax and weight loss | 19,076 | |
| alexia mom | ||
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| Possible cure for absence seizures | 15,968 | |
| pdl1 | ||
| How exactly do aura's feel | 13,359 | |
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| Sexual Side Effects | 13,231 | |
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| MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s | 11,757 | |
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| electrical shock in head? | 9,561 | |
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| Weight Gain and Depakote | 8,945 | |
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| This Isn't Ebay Folks!!!!!!!!! | Aug 7, 2009 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| Well he has arrived! | Sep 28, 2009 | |
| SassyMindy | ||
| BEEN A LONG.........PROBABLY A LONG PURGING BLOG COMING........I'M BEING FOLLOWED BY A MOONSHADOW.... | Aug 8, 2009 | |
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| Ohhhhh Baby! | Sep 5, 2009 | |
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| Drum Roll..... | Jul 27, 2009 | |
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| Find insurance for Epilepsy | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| mandasuewilson | ||
| AS THE DRUG COMPANY TURNS - THE SOAP OPERA | Aug 1, 2009 | |
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| Accessories for iPhone | Sep 1, 2010 | |
| nikoyoung | ||
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| WHY? WHY? WHY? | Sep 1, 2010 | |
| Adz | ||
| how life can be | Sep 1, 2010 | |
| aek1985 | ||
| Laura's Blog | Aug 31, 2010 | |
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| Inspirational Quote - My Own Personal Inner Thoughts | 8,024 | |
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| side effects of phenobarb. | 3,099 | |
| pksmom | ||
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| Feeling Sick | 2,999 | |
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| Tegretol XR and ANXIETY meds | 2,843 | |
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| cmscribbles | ||
| Nonepileptic "Events" vs. "Seizures" | 2,620 | |
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| Title | Posted | |
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| support group for individuals w/ epilepsy | Oct 18, 2009 | |
| sunstarr_429 | ||
| Epilepsy and Movies | Sep 10, 2009 | |
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| Epilepsy and Memory Loss?? | Sep 17, 2009 | |
| lindseygthatsme | ||
| EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUP NORTH CAROLINA | Oct 12, 2009 | |
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| Title | Posted | |
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| My Epilepsy Diary | Aug 26, 2010 | |
| epi_help | ||
| Controlled adult in Colorado Springs | Jul 31, 2010 | |
| marhank49 | ||
| Chicago Illinois support group and awareness | Jul 25, 2010 | |
| catfish4 | ||
| at work with side effects | Jul 24, 2010 | |
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| epliepsy and how it effects my sex drive | Jul 18, 2010 | |
| melza | ||
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| Mskhan | Jul 10, 2010 | |
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| flames.above | ||
| Spouses of Epileptics | Jul 8, 2010 | |
| davejohn | ||
| fearless | Jul 7, 2010 | |
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| 36 years epilepsy and seizure free so far after op. | Jul 26, 2009 | |
| karl34 | ||
| giving humans another try ;) | Oct 27, 2009 | |
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| growning up | Oct 21, 2009 | |
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| Absent Memories | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| BekiP | ||
| Journey of Epilepsy | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| Jensey84 | ||
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| lonepearl | ||
| Epilepsy and my daughter | Aug 12, 2009 | |
| dmeitzen | ||
| Temporal lobe epilepsy | Aug 19, 2009 | |
| dawnieb82 | ||
| Fighting the fight to stop the seizures | Aug 27, 2009 | |
| lahull2000 | ||
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| Epilepsy with showers and baths | Sep 1, 2010 | |
| sftbllcutie4lft | ||
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| angie1261 | ||
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| nookums2000 | ||
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| m alana | Aug 31, 2010 | |
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| Epilepsy Journey | Aug 31, 2010 | |
| chiotlune | ||
| VCD, SVCD or DVD? | Aug 31, 2010 | |
| nikoyoung | ||
| Rose's Story | Aug 30, 2010 | |
| Amber Randall | ||
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| manwithepilepsy | ||
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| Jessica Roiz | 2,332 | |
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| my story | 488 | |
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| kjcanada1979 | ||
| my brain has died a thousand deaths........... | 423 | |
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| javaman | ||
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