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Absence Seizures What Are the Symptoms of an Absence Seizure? Because absence seizures are usually quite brief, tend to strike during times of inactivity, and closely resemble daydreaming or "being off in one's own world," they may pass unnoticed by others...

AEDs cost too much? Check out PPARx.org  Partnership for Prescription Assistance. 1-888-477-2669.  They should be able to help you get low cost prescriptions.  I found this information from the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California.  EFNC   Good luck!

Ambulatory EEG Why do I need one? The brain’s electrical activity fluctuates from second to second, but routine EEGs provide only a 20- to 40-minute sample of this activity. If epilepsy waves occur in your brain only once every 3 or 4 hours, or if they happen only...

Asklepios, galanin gene therapy Philanthropic Funding Provided by: Epilepsy Therapy Project Tx name Galanin Description Gene therapy Company Asklepios Status Pre-clinical Overview

Atonic Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Atonic Seizures

Atypical Absence Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

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Visualase, Image-guided Laser Technology for Thermal Ablation Tx name Laser Ablation in Epilectic Foci Description Image-guided Laser Technology provides minimally invasive thermal ablation Company Visualase Overview

Fix i got fix since i'am 14 years n nw m 24.. still the fix never stop. i take epilim chorono 500mg daily per tablet.. nw i married. m scared whether i can get pregnant or not. if so did any problem for my baby. that fix will come just a few second only. it will...

2010 Epilepsy Pipeline Update: Portal Into CNS

Living with epilepsy Does anyone else get tired of hearing they can't do something because of seizures? My whole family reminds me like I have forgotten. I love them and I understand why they do what they do but the only reason I am always bright and cheerful is because I defy...

Medication & Side Effects Has anyone had trouble with their medication and side effects? I have the craziest question, but I'm a fitness instructor and now that I'm gaining more muscle mass, less body fat, my seizure medication has been lowered but I still feel dizzy in the morning...

focal seizures from getting up too fast I was wondering if anyone out there also experiences focal seizures from getting up too fast?

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Characteristics and Treatment Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy :People with JME have myoclonic seizures (quick little jerks of the arms, shoulder, or occasionally the legs), usually in the early morning, soon after awakening. The myoclonic jerks sometimes are followed by a tonic-clonic seizure....

personality change After right temporal lobe surgery to remove a tumor (benign) and a 6 year taper of lamictal, our son's personality has suffered a drastic change. Once a nice, funny family oriented person, he is now irritable, moody, at times mean and has removed himself...

Paloma, P529 Dual-TORC inhibitor Tx name P529 Description Dual TORC inhibitor Company Paloma Status   Overview

Frequently Asked Questions I am a 40 yr old mother of 3. I am overweight. I have tried everything I know to do as far as controlling my weight. Does anyone know what else that people with epilepsy can do so they can loose weight? I have had seizures since I was 12 yrs. old.

AEDs cost too much? Check out PPARx.org  Partnership for Prescription Assistance. 1-888-477-2669.  They should be able to help you get low cost prescriptions.  I found this information from the Epilepsy Foundation of Northern California.  EFNC   Good luck!

Perampanel Perampanel (E2007) Summary: Perampanel is a first-in-class AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist being developed by Eisai for partial onset seizures. Three global Phase III studies have been completed including 1490 patients, and Eisai indicated...

What happens from here with our 4 yr. old?!?! I am so relieved to have found such an amazing site for my family to come and read stories much like we are going through.   Our son was diagnosed with epilepsy June 2010.  Not knowing really what that meant, they sent us on our way with a prescription...

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Disability....how long does it take? I've been disabled by my epilepsy for over 15 years.  Really, I have to wear a helmet.  I never know when my next seizure will occur.  I currently have SSI, but it took over a year to qualify.  If I didn't have someone to pay my rent, I'd be on the street. I've...

Seizure Preparedness 101

Diagnosis 101: The Basics

Menstruation I started having seizures in my sleep about 2 years ago...I take medication regularly but every month about 4 to 6 days before my period I'll have a seizure in my sleep. I'm suppose to take a diffferent medication for about 4 days before..but I wonder if anything...

SmartWatch by Smart Monitor Corporation Philanthropic Funding Provided by: Epilepsy Therapy Project. Product Name SmartWatch Description Wearable Seizure detection and alert monitor Company Location Smart...

PlanetSMS Mentorship Monthly

Brain Games IS there a place on here for brain games?  I find them helpful as my seizures are causing alot of problems wit cognition, memory, talking, etc.

reflex sympathethetic dystrophy does neck & shoulder pains have any thing to do with r. d.s.

CortiFlex Headset Tx name Wireless EEG electrode cap Description ANI Headset (Electrode Cap ) Company Advanced Neurometrics, Inc. Status Phase 1 Overview

Legacy, Adenosine Implant Tx name Adenosine-releasing silk-based brain implants for epilepsy therapy Description Adenosine delivery to brain Company Legacy Hospital System Status   Overview

Neurologix, NPY gene therapy Tx name NPY gene therapy Description In vivo NPY gene transfer allows for high level expression and functional efficacy limited to target region in the temporal lobe Company Neurologix Status Primate...

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Complex Partial Seizures Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures usually start in a small area of the temporal lobe or frontal lobe of the brain. They quickly involve other areas of the brain that affect alertness and awareness...

Absence Seizures What Are the Symptoms of an Absence Seizure? Because absence seizures are usually quite brief, tend to strike during times of inactivity, and closely resemble daydreaming or "being off in one's own world," they may pass unnoticed by others...

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Characteristics and Treatment Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy :People with JME have myoclonic seizures (quick little jerks of the arms, shoulder, or occasionally the legs), usually in the early morning, soon after awakening. The myoclonic jerks sometimes are followed by a tonic-clonic seizure....

History of Epilepsy No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Atypical Absence Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Infantile Spasms Infantile Spasms :Infantile spasms consist of a sudden jerk followed by stiffening. Often the arms are flung out as the knees are pulled up and the body bends forward ("jackknife seizures").

Atonic Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Information about the VNS can be located at the listings below for External Links

Hypothalamic Hamartoma Hypothalamic Hamartoma :This syndrome consists of * abnormally early puberty * partial seizures with laughing as a frequent feature. The partial seizures may be simple or complex and there may be secondarily generalized tonic clonic seizures. *...

Types of Seizures - Complex Partial Complex Partial Seizures :These seizures usually start in a small area of the temporal lobe or frontal lobe of the brain. They quickly involve other areas of the brain that affect alertness and awareness..

Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Frontal Lobe Epilepsy Frontal Lobe Epilepsy :When areas that control movement (called motor areas) are affected, abnormal movements occur on the opposite side of the body. Seizures beginning in motor areas can cause weakness or the inability to use certain muscles, such...

Rasmussen's Syndrome Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Causes of Memory Problems No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Simple Partial Seizures  Focal Seizures (Partial Seizures) :Focal seizures (also called partial seizures) are seizures which are characterized by: * preserved consciousness in simple focal seizures * impaired consciousness (dream-like) in complex focal seizures * experience...

Myoclonic Seizures No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Mitochondrial Disorders No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Landau-Kleffner Syndrome No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Side Effects of Trileptal Side effects of Trileptal, an add-on seizure medication often used as an anti-depressant are listed as the following on epilepsy.com: dizziness headache tiredness drowsiness double vision upset stomach loss of coordination *Note:...

Sleep and Epilepsy No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Lennox Gastaut Syndrome Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome :The Lennox-Gastaut syndrome is very serious but uncommon. Three basic features define it: * Generalized seizures of more than one type, which are difficult to control * Slowness of intellectual growth and associated personality...

Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome No members have contributed to this topic yet. Be the first! Welcome to the Wiki. This space is created for epilepsy.com members to share their own experiences and expertise to help refine and expand the discussion around important topics.

Seizure Severity The Seizure Severity Questionnaire (SSQ) is a review of various aspects of seizures. It is brought to you as a service of Epilepsy Therapy Project. The person who has seizures may ask people who have observed the seizures (family, friends) to help answer...

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