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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

The flu and seizures

09/2007 | 2 Comments

I have a question which is, when a person is sick and has the flu, can the flu affect the person's seizures? Because I'm having a flu now and my nose...
20 and lost in life......

09/2007 | 3 Comments

I have been having inractible gran mal seizures since I was 16. My grandparents raised me and they immediately took me to the hospital and got me...
Inspring story that gives parents hope

09/2007 | 1 Comments

I just saw an incredibly uplifting item on a current affairs program. If you follow this link www.abc.net.au/7.30/ (or if the link doesn’t work just...
mood changes after 2 pm

08/2007 | 1 Comments

Hi, I was wondering if anyone experiences this with their children. Jacob takes three doses of medication throughout the day. He is on Depakote and...
EEG results

08/2007 | 1 Comments

Good morning all. I am new here, my name is Lisa and I have 2 children. My son (4 yrs) was recently diagnosed with Partial Complex Seizures. Just over...
status epilepticus and brain damage

08/2007 | 0 Comments

After tons of research and questions of my daughter's nuerologist and others, I have come to the conclusion that for the vast majority seizures are...
brain damage from status epilepticus?

08/2007 | 2 Comments

My seven year old daughter had a seizure last week (8 days ago) that lasted app. 6 hours. The seizure was after she had been sick for a day with fever...
Single mom so new to this

07/2007 | 6 Comments

Hi- I'm not sure why I am writing this accept to say that I am a single mom who's 16 year old daughter has epilepsy. This is all very new to me and...
left frontal lobe surgery

07/2007 | 1 Comments

last summer, i got a week long eeg at albany med, and they found out where my seizures were ultimately coming from. hooray for me, they're coming from...
Flashing lights and halos

07/2007 | 1 Comments

Hi every one! I'm new to this site and posted about a week ago when everything seemed fine. Now we are in a bad state with my 18 y.o. daughter who was...
School and Epilepsy

07/2007 | 7 Comments

I've been reading on other posts asking about what it's like to have Epilepsy at school. So, here's my comment to all those who are dealing with Ep...
Abdominal Pain

07/2007 | 2 Comments

My daughter, who is now 10 was diagnosed several years ago with JME. She is also ADHD, currently untreated with medication. My concern is about the...
Can Kids Really Outgrow Their Seizures?

07/2007 | 4 Comments

My 10 yr old son was dx with CPS (2ndary generalization) 2 years ago. He is a healthy boy, with 2 normal MRI's, no injury, illness or syndrome that is...
Fine motor control - piano

07/2007 | 2 Comments

Anyone have a child about 12 learning to play the piano who has extreme difficulty sustaining continuity of fine motor control/thought needed to play...
question about trileptal

07/2007 | 16 Comments

My 5-year-old has been on trileptal for approximately 1 year. It has helped tremendously with her seizures, but recently she has been experiencing...
Wave Pools and Epilepsy

07/2007 | 7 Comments

My 13-year-old son was diagnosed with epilepsy a few months ago. He has not had a seizure in several months. He is invited to a birthday party at a...

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