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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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New - Diagnosis 101: The Basics
Created by ETPat04/09/2007 - 12:13pm|8120 Views
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New - Famous People with Epilepsy
Created by ETPat01/20/2007 - 11:52am|10109 Views
In the Beginning There have always been people with epilepsy. Since the dawn of time, epilepsy has affected millions of people, from beggars to kings. It is one of the oldest conditions of the human race with a rich and distinguished...
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New - Felbatol History and Research: Professional
Created by ETPat12/28/2005 - 11:47am|112 Views
Here is a chronology of the history of Felbatol after its approval by the FDA. 1993: Felbatol is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The...
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New - History of VNS
Created by ETPat12/29/2006 - 7:34am|455 Views
A theory about a relationship between the vagus nerve and epilepsy actually dates back to the 1930s. At that time, scientists had discovered the EEG, and, in the process of electrically stimulating different parts of the body, they...
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New - How Am I Different?
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 11:25am|858 Views
Kids with epilepsy are not dumb or weird or dangerous, and they don't "look funny" either. You can do almost everything your friends can do, like baseball, soccer, and biking. If you have epilepsy, you can make sure your friends know...
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New - Introduction to Frisium
Created by ETPat12/15/2006 - 9:35am|1532 Views
Frisium (FRIH-zee-um) is the brand name used by Aventis Pharma for a seizure medicine available in many countries outside the United States. The generic name is clobazam (KLOH-bah-zam). In Canada, clobazam is sold under the brand...
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New - Introduction to Sabril: Intermediate
Created by ETPat12/30/2009 - 12:51pm|1094 Views
Sabril (SAB-reel) is the brand name used in the United States and some other countries for the seizure medicine vigabatrin (vi-GAB-a-trin). In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved vigabatrin in 2009...
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New - Introduction to Zonegran: Intermediate
Created by ETPat02/27/2006 - 8:27am|107 Views
Zonegran (ZAHN-uh-gran) is the brand name used in the United States for the seizure medicine zonisamide (zoh-NIH-sah-mide). In 2003, Zonegran was not available in Canada, the UK,...
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New - Religious Figures
Created by ETPat02/07/2007 - 2:46pm|1465 Views
According to Dr. Jerome Engel, a number of men and women who have attained religious prominence may have done so in spite of, or perhaps due to, their epileptic signs and symptoms. In fact epilepsy, as "the sacred disease," has been...