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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

can't find work...

03/2013 | 1 Comments

I called a few places today to see if they had reviewed any applications yet, they asked for my name as usual and looked up my resume and application...
can't find work...

03/2013 | 0 Comments

I called a few places today to see if they had reviewed any applications yet, they asked for my name as usual and looked up my resume and application...
seeking VNS input

03/2013 | 2 Comments

Hi, I am considering VNS implant for my 9 1/2 yr old son, under the advisement of his neurologist and I am seeking any input anyone has to offer, both...
Trying to explain

02/2013 | 1 Comments

Thanks for allowing me to join you... my 7 year old daughter's epilepsy has evolved to epileptic encephalopathy and she is having well over 100...
boarding school with Epilepsy

02/2013 | 1 Comments

My 12 year old daughter has been accepted into a prestigious boarding school. She had her first seizure when she was 10 and has had 4 seizures since...
Recently diagnosed and scared

02/2013 | 6 Comments

Hi, my name is Helen. About a year ago, I began collapsing randomly. After several tests and multiple diagnoses, my EEG tested positive for epilepsy...
Changing appearance of sons seizures

01/2013 | 3 Comments

Wondering if anyone has seen or experienced this....my 9 1/2 yr old son has had partial complex seizures since he was 22 months old, without...
3D video games as seizure trigger

12/2012 | 2 Comments

After playing for many hours on a 3DSXL on Christmas day, my son (age 10) had his first ever seizure and six more following it. Has this happened to...
Gastroparesis and AED absorption

12/2012 | 1 Comments

Hi. My daughter was recently diagnosed with gastroparesis. She has intractable seizures and has at least 7 different seizures. She is on 4 seizure...
Newly diagnosed, looking for advice

11/2012 | 0 Comments

Our 15 year old daughter has just been diagnosed with JME, she has had a couple of seizures, both occurring not long after waking. she has just...
side effects or is it just me?

11/2012 | 1 Comments

as of latley I just feel horrible, I'm always tired and have no energy I don't enjoy things I normally would, I have no desire to get out of bed or do...
Restarting the ketogenic diet?

10/2012 | 0 Comments

Would any of you have experience with trying the ketogenic diet, stopping it, and then returning to it again? My son was on a three-month trial with...
Ecstasy and Seizures

10/2012 | 3 Comments

So about 5 months ago towards the end of May, I had a seizure at the end of my high school graduation. I do not have a history of seizures and this...

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