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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

Trileptal

03/2007 | 4 Comments

My son is 4 years old. He has had a routine and video EEG which show him having spikes which could indicate seizure potential. He is a former 30-week...
Marijuana and seizures

03/2007 | 1 Comments

Hi all, I had a seizure a little over a year ago while i was in hospital, though i dont have epilepsy. I am just curious about the risk of me having...
Absence Epilepsy

03/2007 | 2 Comments

My daughter was diagnosed with absence seizures when she was six. She had initial poor seizure control, but we were able to get the correct dosage of...
absence seizures

03/2007 | 6 Comments

How do we as parents keep our child feeling confident and secure with this terrible disorder? I feel so helpless and worry for him everyday. We don't...
Myoclonic Seizures and Lennox-Gastaut

03/2007 | 2 Comments

Hi all. My son is 4 years old and has been diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut. He takes a total of 85 mg of Lamictal each day. The Lamictal helps somewhat...
2nd child just started on seizure meds

03/2007 | 1 Comments

HI, I have two children my first is 11 years old. She had her first grand mal at age 6 weeks then nothing until she was 13 months old with the second...
Juvenile Absence

03/2007 | 1 Comments

Hello, My name is Sam and I was wondering if the people with j. absence could answer a few questions. My 6 year old little brother was recently...
seizures and altitude

03/2007 | 2 Comments

My 7 yo had first and only seizure while in the mountains. I have found some info online connecting high altitude and seizures. Any parents out there...
do you what i should do?

03/2007 | 2 Comments

my child began having siezures just before his 13th birthday the fits are long 7plus minutes up 25 fitting and ticing for up to 25 minutes after he...
children with seizures and school

03/2007 | 2 Comments

I have a child that has been diagnosed with a seizure disorder since the age of three. She is also mentally delayed and has problems with her immune...
I am Scared

02/2007 | 6 Comments

I know I have just recently posted some questions. The only reason I am Posting another is because no one replied on my other one and I am hoping to...
Benign Rolandic Epilep.

02/2007 | 11 Comments

Was wondering if anyone here had a child diagnosed with this type that outgrew by puberty like they say. My daughter is 8 and was wondering if this...
menstrual cycles worse with meds?

02/2007 | 1 Comments

Has anyone noticed any changes in their monthly cycles while on meds.? My daugther has been on Keppra for a little over 2 mos. and the last 3 cycles...
Absense seizures

02/2007 | 7 Comments

Hi! My 12 yr daughter has E since Aug 05. She has had some gran mal seizures, but now we are dealing with absense ones. She starting having these the...
NEW YORK TIMES

02/2007 | 0 Comments

Articles in Science times today about epilepsy and Dr. Davinsky NYU hospital manhattan
trileptal-side effects

02/2007 | 9 Comments

Side effects of trileptal at bedtime for Benign Rolandic Epilepsy My daughter was just put on trileptal at bedtime after suffering 6 seizure this past...
hi

02/2007 | 3 Comments

hi im almost 20 and i've had seizures since i was 7. anywayz thats not what i wanted to talk about. i know this sounds really stupid. but do we...
Lamictal

02/2007 | 13 Comments

my daughter is 4 she has had epilepsy for about 2 years last week she had a seizure it was only 2 1/2 min. but it was differnt than any others she...

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