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  • EPILEPSY
    • Living With Epilepsy
      • About Epilepsy
      • Diagnosis
      • Epilepsy Myths
      • Facts & Statistics
      • First Aid
      • Glossary
      • Medication Safety
      • Patient Assistance
      • Questions & Answers
      • Questions To Ask Your Doctor
      • Seizure Triggers
      • Treatment Options
    • Types of Epilepsy
      • Benign Rolandic Epilepsy
      • Dravet Syndrome
      • Frontal Lobe Epilepsy
      • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
      • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS)
      • Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
      • Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy (Doose Syndrome)
      • Neonatal Epilepsy
      • Occipital Lobe Epilepsy
      • Parietal Lobe Epilepsy
      • Rasmussen’s Syndrome
      • Sturge-Weber Syndrome
      • Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
    • Types of Seizures
      • Absence Seizures (Petit Mal)
      • Atonic Seizures (Drop Attacks)
      • Clonic Seizures
      • Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures
      • Epileptic or Infantile Spasms
      • Myoclonic Seizures
      • Partial Seizures That Secondarily Generalize
      • Simple Partial Seizures
      • Status Epilepticus
      • SUDEP
      • Tonic Seizures
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Yorktown teen with epilepsy now seizure-free after life-changing brain surgery

Having upwards of eight seizures a night, sometimes a trip to the emergency room was the only option to help 17-year-old Jamie. READ MORE
  • November 23, 2021
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Chronic Illness Had Me Stuck in Grief. My E-Bike Helped Me Find Joy Again.

Even after a life-changing diagnosis, I can still experience the thrill of adventure READ MORE
  • October 29, 2021
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Kraft family works to beat epilepsy

During last year’s quarantine, when her children were home from school, Katie Kraft noticed her second child, Otto, would just collapse. READ MORE
  • October 25, 2021
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How to Address Mental Health Needs of Children With Chronic Illnesses

Children with chronic medical conditions often suffer multiple blows to their mental well-being. A state program in California aims to provide appropriate treatment for these children and their families. READ MORE
  • October 11, 2021
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New study revives a Mozart sonata as a potential epilepsy therapy

Could this be the return of the “Mozart effect”? READ MORE
  • October 5, 2021
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Chronic illness and depression: What is the link?

The link between chronic illness and depression is complex. READ MORE
  • September 30, 2021
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Three Ways to Actively Support Employees with Chronic Conditions

Now that economies and offices are opening back up to in-person work, employers are reevaluating workplaces to ensure the continued health and safety of their employees. READ MORE
  • September 23, 2021
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Helping a child with a chronic illness grow up

When you have a child with a chronic illness, such as cystic fibrosis, diabetes, cancer or chronic kidney disease, you might feel like caring for him or her is a... read more →
  • August 17, 2021
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Why I stopped hiding my chronic illness from my colleagues

Every day on my way to lab, I pass a bulletin board tacked with 4-by-6 photos of a petite brunette with twinkling eyes and a broad smile. Read More
  • August 12, 2021
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Make-A-Wish kid uses wish to help others with epilepsy

A Make-A-Wish kid has started a new emergency medication fund to help others with epilepsy secure life-changing medication. READ MORE
  • August 2, 2021
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65 million - Number of people worldwide with epilepsy
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