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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

Nocturnal Seizure

06/2007 | 6 Comments

Has anyone had seizures only at night and what were you symptoms?
Biting Thumb during seizure

06/2007 | 1 Comments

hello...i was hoping someone could help me with a problem a 5 year child is having. he sucks his thumb while sleeping and most if not all of his...
keppra and Lamictal for my 3 year old son

06/2007 | 4 Comments

Hello! I am new to this forum. This is my first post, here is a little background before I get to my questions. My son had his first grand mal seizure...
Can seizures be cyclical?

06/2007 | 3 Comments

My 12 year old son seems to have seizures that are cyclical, by which I mean that there is a regular amount of time between them. Right now, his...
Autistic Son's Seizures

06/2007 | 3 Comments

My son is 4 years old and he was diagnosed as a highly functioning autistc boy. He experienced his first and second seizures in April, which were two...
What is this?

06/2007 | 0 Comments

My daugther Kaitlyn (2 y/o) had another seizure of some sort yesterday. I am not sure what it was, but I am hoping that maybe one of you might have...
worried about school in the fall

06/2007 | 1 Comments

Hi! My 12 yr daughter has been having a really rough time with szs. The past few months was really hard. She would have 7-10 szs during her school day...
special needs bed

06/2007 | 7 Comments

My daughter is 5 and 42" tall. Riley is developmentally delayed and has some autistic characteristics. She is outgrowing her crib and crib tent set up...
Potty Training affected by Meds??

06/2007 | 2 Comments

I am new to this site, and my son was diagnosed when he was 6 months old. He has been on phenobarb since then. He will be 4 years old in August, and...
E getting worse

06/2007 | 3 Comments

Hi! Where do I begin. I haven't written in a while, but my 12yr daughter, Shelbie, her E has gotten worse. She was doing okay for a few months, but...
warning about BRE

05/2007 | 21 Comments

I'm writing to tell all parents to please be vigilant with your child's benign rolandic childhood epilepsy. My beautiful 11 year old son passed away 6...
baby bumps

05/2007 | 1 Comments

hi im new to all this.my dauther has got seizures/absences followed by adrop atacks,.she is 2yrs old,she had a fits for a year.she can have up to a...
benign rolandic epilepsy

05/2007 | 1 Comments

was wondering if anyone had any children with bre that had seizures during the day. my daughter only has pre and post sleep but i was wondering the...
Are you going to Graduate School?

05/2007 | 11 Comments

I was wondering how many of you are going to graduate school and how that works out for you. For example, do you have cognitive issues, and how do you...
exactly what kind of seizure is this?

05/2007 | 2 Comments

i have been diagnosed with JME recently, i am 17, i have noticed my epilepsy still getting worse, i noticed more absence seizures and i had one for...

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