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Seizure TypeIf your doctor concludes that you had a seizure, then he or she should tell you what type of seizure you had.
Seizures take many forms. Before your doctor can prescribe treatment...
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Created by adminat03/24/2008 - 12:23pm|118 Views
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Seizure TypeIf your doctor concludes that you had a seizure, then he or she should tell you what type of seizure you had.
Seizures take many forms. Before your doctor can prescribe treatment...
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ETP New - Auras
Created by ETPat02/11/2007 - 8:59am|4768 Views Some people have a distinctive feeling or some other warning sign when a seizure is coming. A warning like this is also called an aura. Although some auras are unpleasant, they can be helpful because they can give you time to prepare...
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ETP New - Conditions Confused With Epilepsy
Created by ETPat12/15/2006 - 9:21am|1241 Views
Not every event that involves jerking, staring, or impairment of consciousness is a seizure. All kinds of behavior can look like seizures, and it may take some time and tests to sort out which, in fact, are true seizures. If the...
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ETP New - Diagnosing Epilepsy In Children
Created by ETPat12/15/2006 - 9:08am|1309 Views
Epilepsy is the occurrence of two or more seizures that are not provoked by reversible causes such as very low blood sugar or a fever. Epilepsy means that there is a tendency to have recurrent seizures. A detailed and accurate history...
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ETP New - Diagnosis
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 9:22am|493 Views Neurobehavioral disorders often remain undiagnosed. A patient may offer a complaint that may not be recognized by their physician as a potentially treatable part of their seizure disorder. Cognitive and behavioral disorders are accurately...
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ETP New - Diagnosis
Created by ETPat11/16/2005 - 2:34pm|9642 Views
Knowing if a person is having a seizure and diagnosing the type of seizure or epilepsy syndrome can be difficult. There are many other disorders that can cause changes in behavior and can be confused with epilepsy. Since the treatment...
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ETP New - Diagnosis by cell phone
Created by ETPat08/04/2009 - 9:48am|234 Views
Diagnosis by cell phone: Seeing is believing, never more so than with seizure diagnosis.
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ETP New - Diagnosis of Infant Seizures
Created by ETPat12/15/2006 - 9:06am|4153 Views
Specially trained doctors called pediatric neurologists try to identify the cause of seizures in newborns and infants. Commonly recognized causes of epilepsy before the age of 1 year include:
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ETP New - First Seizures
Created by ETPat02/11/2007 - 8:46am|621 Views Should first seizures be treated with a seizure medicine?
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