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Topic: Living With Epilepsy - Youth

Red Bull

01/2006 | 14 Comments

I am a student obviously and i drink a lot of Red Bull can that affect me and my meds?
WHAT KIND OF SEIZURE////

01/2006 | 3 Comments

hi, im grammy my grandson has seizures he dosent convulse his leg and or legs go numb and he cant stand up he also complains with a headache and...
Dilantin and sleep issues

12/2005 | 2 Comments

My son is on dilantin , keppra , diazapam, and clobazam and has very fragmented sleep . I was wondering if anyone out there experiences difficult...
Vomiting

12/2005 | 1 Comments

Anyone been diagnosed with abdominal epilepsy or abdominal migraines? Rather than seizures or migraines, my teen-age daughter vomits violently. Have...
Lethargy & sleepy

12/2005 | 8 Comments

My 16-year-old daughter has been lethargic and feeling very poorly for 7 weeks. Sleeps 15 hours per day and unable to attend high school. Doctor...
Second Opinion PBS show on Epilepsy

12/2005 | 1 Comments

http://www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/epilepsy/index.html I cannot find the schedule yet, but this looking interesting. A few neuros, Tony Coelho...
Ever thought of hurting yourself?

10/2005 | 5 Comments

ive thought of killing myself so many times because of my epilepsy (im 16 and ive had it 5 years) has anyone else had this problem... the only reason...
Why Children Have Seizures

06/2005 | 6 Comments

Researchers from the University of Utah have discovered a hereditary cause of fever-induced childhood seizures by closely studying one Utah family...
Immune system

04/2005 | 1 Comments

Some of the posts that I have seen describe worsening seizure activity when the person with E has a cold. I wonder about E and the immune system.My...
Absence Seizures in Toddlers

02/2005 | 25 Comments

Just wanted to some insight into others experiences with Absense seizures in toddlers. I have a son who is almost 3 years old. Has a very limited...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation

02/2005 | 31 Comments

I am trying to find out information on side effects in children. My daughter is 9 years old, d we are considering this operation. Anyone that can help...
seizures and mood problems

01/2005 | 4 Comments

Hi I'm new here we have a 8yr. boy who last april had a seizure in his sleep. later he had a eeg done it showed he had alot of miss firing of the...

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