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Topic: Parents Of Children With Epilepsy - General discussion

Progress

01/2009 | 1 Comments

Ok so I have taken Zach to Yale and they put him on a new medication, and he has been doing ok but recently his seizures seem to have progressed, now...
Diet

01/2009 | 2 Comments

Hey gang! 12 year old daughter - seizures for almost 4 years. Started as simple (in one leg) over time has developed into grand mal. Began trileptal...
Why is she even on these drugs?

12/2008 | 0 Comments

My stepdaughter has been on depakote sprinkles for her staring spell seizures. She has been hospitalized voluntarily before to run tests to monitor...
epilepsy or disability

11/2008 | 2 Comments

hi i am a 34 year old mum from perth western australia with a 5 year old daughter with epilepsy. My daughter was diagnosed nov 07. The results from...
Landau Kleffner Syndrome

11/2008 | 0 Comments

Hi everyone, I am new to all of this. My 10 year old son has recently been diagnosed with Landau Kleffner Syndrome (LKS). We have been on a roller...
7 year old daughter undergoing tests

10/2008 | 0 Comments

Hi I'm new here and am flooded with so many different feelings I just really can't figure out which end is up. My daughter had a sleep deprived EEG on...
AUSTIN

10/2008 | 0 Comments

OK I FEEL LIKE I AM GOING CRAZY....I HAVE A 6 YR OLD WHO HAS HAD SEIZURES SINCE HE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD HIS FIRST ONE COME AFTER HIS SHOTS AND HE STOPPED...
Mom with Adult LGS son

10/2008 | 0 Comments

My son is 24 and just finally diagnosed with LGS. I've been suspecting it for a while, but the neurologists are a little hard-headed. I just recently...
So frustrated and confused

09/2008 | 6 Comments

Hello Everyone! I am new to this group and hope that someone out there can give me a little input. I know that this post is a little long, I gave a...
HELP NEW Depakote and tonic seizures

09/2008 | 1 Comments

Hi I am new to all of this..My son who is 11 years old was just diagnosed with tonic seizures this past tuesday..He was put on 375 mg of depakote and...
HELP NEW Depakote and tonic seizures

09/2008 | 0 Comments

Hi I am new to all of this..My son who is 11 years old was just diagnosed with tonic seizures this past tuesday..He was put on 375 mg of depakote and...
HELP NEW Depakote and tonic seizures

09/2008 | 0 Comments

Hi I am new to all of this..My son who is 11 years old was just diagnosed with tonic seizures this past tuesday..He was put on 375 mg of depakote and...
My Son Zachary

08/2008 | 18 Comments

My son is almost 3 years old now. He started having seizures at the young age of 4 months and was diagnosed shortly afterwards. He has been on...

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