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UPDATED: Sun, 11/11/2007 - 4:50pm
Back to School
Autumn is the season for fallen leaves, shorter days and of course “back-to-school”. “Back-to-School” for some children means a public school setting while for others it means a home school environment. Whatever the setting, this section will help parents and caregivers address the multitude of issues concerning school-aged children with epilepsy.
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Information For Families
Did you know?
Children with epilepsy have a higher rate of learning disorders than the general public. However, most children with epilepsy don't have learning problems.
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| Still in denial | Feb 16, 2008 | |
| Say What?! | May 9, 2008 | |
| Positive Stories Only | Feb 22, 2008 | |
| epilepsy and speech - what do you do for school?? | Mar 2, 2008 |
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| Simple partial seizures and driving | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| nik | ||
| Confused, input would be appreciated! | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| NathanS | ||
| Generic Topamax | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| dknight | ||
| vns therapy side effects | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| helenpe1 | ||
| Anyone from the Kingwood Texas area? | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| jayenmontana | ||
| Depakote to Lamictal for Pregnancy | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| robin | ||
| Lamictal and Hair Loss | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| bonny | ||
| possible auras?? | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| dana828 | ||
| Anyone with similar situation - PLEASE HELP | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| Nuno Pedrosa | ||
| epilesy and depression and tinitis | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| katfaerie | ||
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| Title | Page Views | |
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| my.epilepsy.com Updates | 20,211 | |
| epi_help | ||
| topamax and weight loss | 18,767 | |
| alexia mom | ||
| kepra | 18,526 | |
| brian mattingly | ||
| Possible cure for absence seizures | 15,364 | |
| pdl1 | ||
| Epilepsy and marijuana | 14,244 | |
| cjad234 | ||
| Sexual Side Effects | 12,375 | |
| George R | ||
| How exactly do aura's feel | 12,149 | |
| WendyBendy | ||
| MEDICAL ALERT I.D.'s | 11,052 | |
| picnupthepcs | ||
| Over 40 Different Types Of Seizures - Revised | 9,826 | |
| spiz | ||
| electrical shock in head? | 9,263 | |
| Maggie | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Patients Bill Of Rights..determined by me..the patient | Apr 22, 2008 | |
| My school thinks im retarded :-( | Apr 14, 2008 | |
| Help with School Task | Feb 9, 2008 | |
| EEGORE | Apr 29, 2008 | |
| Angry with the neuro's office and frustrated by the school situation | May 13, 2008 |
| Title | Posted | |
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| Dr. Peter Mueller | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| 3perks | ||
| Pneumonia | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| ruth.brown82 | ||
| second STATUS EPILEPTICUS | Aug 21, 2008 | |
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| STATUS EPILEPTICUS | Aug 21, 2008 | |
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| Inspirational Quote - My Own Personal Inner Thoughts | 7,906 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| my partial complex seizures | 3,819 | |
| Zanna1211 | ||
| Topomax... The Dreaded......... | 3,593 | |
| Dr Jason | ||
| Topomax... The Dreaded......... | 3,593 | |
| Dr Jason | ||
| Brain Zaps, tics & twitches | 3,438 | |
| JudiS | ||
| side effects of phenobarb. | 2,940 | |
| pksmom | ||
| Feeling Sick | 2,763 | |
| JBJ1984 | ||
| Tegretol XR and ANXIETY meds | 2,709 | |
| Butterflygrl | ||
| How can you tell if a sleep seizure happens? | 2,583 | |
| epl_controller | ||
| Nonepileptic "Events" vs. "Seizures" | 2,515 | |
| teft | ||
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| Title | Posted | |
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| Conceiving with epilepsy | Aug 18, 2008 | |
| cukinha | ||
| Seizures after Weight Loss Surgery | Jul 26, 2008 | |
| meltingmama | ||
| Arts And Photography Support Epilepsy | Jul 5, 2008 | |
| G_Aby | ||
| juevenile myo-clonic epilepesy group | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| jme | ||
| Children of a Parent with Epilepsy | Jun 19, 2008 | |
| emirahs | ||
| Sports | Jun 12, 2008 | |
| IRobot | ||
| Seizures + Weight Loss Surgery | May 15, 2008 | |
| meltingmama | ||
| Epilepsy Innovation Summit May 2008 | May 13, 2008 | |
| warren7 | ||
| Northern Virgina Support Group | May 11, 2008 | |
| Bery | ||
| Epi-teens | May 4, 2008 | |
| Epi-Teen | ||
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| Stigma in the Golden Years | Aug 21, 2008 | |
| Sludge | ||
| for lillie | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| heather mcmullen | ||
| Frustrated | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| poet254 | ||
| Veronica's Story | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| princessv | ||
| Dealing with NES and family issues | Aug 20, 2008 | |
| mofobo1 | ||
| why im here | Aug 19, 2008 | |
| ka5drd | ||
| Looking for Help | Aug 19, 2008 | |
| gweb | ||
| A TOTAL CHANGE IN MY LIFE | Aug 19, 2008 | |
| janemary | ||
| Who knew!? | Aug 18, 2008 | |
| DebbieD | ||
| Why me? | Aug 18, 2008 | |
| qhodges | ||
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| Jessica Roiz | 1,415 | |
| kroiz | ||
| Seizure Cat! | 481 | |
| wenko | ||
| my story | 430 | |
| snoby | ||
| Always Have On Clean Underwear | 373 | |
| crashllama | ||
| Kelly's Life With Epilepsy | 369 | |
| kjcanada1979 | ||
| What My Seizures Are Like...... | 339 | |
| javaman | ||
| my brain has died a thousand deaths........... | 334 | |
| banffgirl | ||
| Crystal's story | 299 | |
| Crystal11 | ||
| Nocturnal grand mal seizures (primary generalized epilepsy) | 280 | |
| karalyeva | ||
| How I found out I hade seizures | 275 | |
| HilaryWeinberg | ||
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What is the most important issue that you'd like your doctor to talk with you about?
Possible side effects of medicines
26% (30 votes)
How people respond to medicines differently
8% (9 votes)
Different medication options
14% (16 votes)
Support groups and epilepsy websites
8% (9 votes)
Social services for help with jobs, financial help and transportation
17% (20 votes)
Other treatments like surgery
10% (11 votes)
I don't need more information from my doctor
10% (11 votes)
Other
8% (9 votes)
Total votes: 115
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