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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

How do I know??????

12/2006 | 2 Comments

My son is 4 and was just diagnosed 6 months ago with Rolandic Epilepsy with 2 EEGs. Basically, he will stare, get numb on his lips, and sometimes...
Please Help I am desperate!!

12/2006 | 2 Comments

I will try to keep this as short as I can. My daughter is almost 15 yrs old. On Thursday she came home sick from throwing up at school. She had been...
Having to switch neurologist

12/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi, I was informed that my daughters neurologist is going to a different hospital so I will have to get a new neuro for her. Any suggestions on what...
lesional epilepsy

11/2006 | 0 Comments

I am new to this forum. Looking for someone who has lesional epilepsy. My 8 year old daughter has it and had 2 partial seizures due to the lesion she...
Great site

11/2006 | 0 Comments

I came across this site that is just like YouTube, only there are no "off the wall" videos. Every video is strictly about people sharing their health...
LKS and some questions :)

11/2006 | 0 Comments

It's been a while since I posted! My daughter Porcelain (6) was recently diagnosed with Landau-Kleffner and has been on Depakote for the last 2 months...
Med Question

11/2006 | 0 Comments

Hi, I'm the mom of an 8 yr old boy with dev. delay and autism and epilepsy. He had his first known grand mal at 4 and has not had another one since...
Clusters?

11/2006 | 6 Comments

What do you peeps mean when you mention clusters? I mean, is a cluster something that happens within minutes? Or days or weeks even? Or yes to all the...
university

11/2006 | 6 Comments

Hi my name is Sandra I am 19, I was diagnosed epilepsy when I was 15 years old. My seizers are pretty much under control now, knock on wood, I just...
Left Handed?

11/2006 | 2 Comments

I'm getting diagnosed with Temporal Lobe E, and I was suprised when my Dr asked me if I was a leftie or rightie. Indeedy I am a leftie. Is anyone else...
I want somone to talk to

11/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi my names matreah im 9 years old and in 4th grade i live in white rock BC and i want somone to talk to beacuse im feeling diffrent and not being...
School

10/2006 | 5 Comments

do people not treat you equally because you have epilepsy? They don't treat me equally.
vns for a four year old

10/2006 | 7 Comments

Hi, I have a four year old granddaughter with epilepsy and autism, she also has delayed development, she has been on many meds since 18 mos. old, and...
seizures when sleeping

10/2006 | 3 Comments

my 4yr old has had 2 Seizures that we have seen both on holiday to turkey a year apart and both happened when he was sleeping and after he came to he...
sleep disorder mis diagnosis

10/2006 | 0 Comments

Hi. I'm new to this forum so here goes. My 16 yr old son had been waking from deep sleep and making moaning sounds that woke us up. When we reached...
Not telling people

10/2006 | 14 Comments

Ok well my sister and her boyfriend have motorcycles and one of my sisters friends yelled at me for not telling him that i have epilepsy... i think...
Can seizures cause you to see things?

10/2006 | 4 Comments

Hello, Hope someone can give me an answer. I just read that you can spell things or see colours. Is this true? Can seziures cause effects? My daughter...
Childhood seizure disorder

09/2006 | 1 Comments

Hi-My son was diagnosed after having a grand mal seizure in Jan 05. His teachers at school have been saying that he seems "checked out" at times and...

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