Blog

Long-term follow-up in children undergoing hemispherectomy for refractory epilepsy showed that most were seizure-free and able to walk independently, but deficits in many areas of daily function were common, researchers said. online cash loans for people on centrelink Among 115 children with a mean of 6.05 years of follow-up, 70... read more →

Two days after Jerry Kill suffered another seizure, this one coming at halftime last November and sidelining him for the rest of the Michigan State game, his boss spoke up. Gophers athletics director Norwood Teague told the Pioneer Press he would look at three areas in the offseason to help... read more →

Jessica Waters was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 11 years old. Since then, she created Cupcakes for Camp, a charity that sends kids with epilepsy to Camp Flame Catcher. "I know how important it was to have good counselors. When I came they were one of the biggest parts... read more →

A Hartland man who discovered he had epilepsy when he had a seizure at the wheel has turned his life around by designing high end chicken coops. Jim Knock, who used to work as an installations manager for a high-end joiner, had his first seizure when driving along the A39... read more →

Kayla and her supporters have raised more than $25,000 during the past five years for the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. Seventeen-year-old Kayla Borman's daily battle with epileptic seizures is the lemon in her life. But the Fridley girl's determination to turn lemons into lemonade took literal shape earlier this month:... read more →

An oral once-daily extended release formulation of topiramate (Trokendi XR) for the treatment of epilepsy has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to an announcement from Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. The specialty pharmaceutical company said the product should be available in pharmacies over the next... read more →

Jordan DeJong and his friend Sean Jones run a small booth at the Dobbs Ferry Farmers Market each Friday where the Mount Kisco friends deal a mix of entrepreneurship and good will. DeJong, who has suffered a form of epilepsy since childhood, is the founder and president of "Hope Soap,"... read more →

One-fifth of U.S. neurologists are unaware of serious safety risks associated with epilepsy drugs and are potentially risking the health of patients who could be treated with safer medications, a new study reveals. The 505 neurologists who took part in the survey between March and July 2012 were asked if... read more →

Restaurant bosses have revealed plans for fundays to support a youngster who has pulled at the heartstrings of Hartlepool people. McDonald’s is planning a Bank Holiday fundraiser for Callum Smith, the little Hartlepool boy who has epilepsy and a string of other conditions. The Hartlepool Mail and town charity Epilepsy... read more →

“I tell people I'm a robot,” 24-year-old Margaret Evans says.“I have a magnet in me.” Evans is not a robot, but an ambitious young woman who controls her epilepsy thanks to the magnet, or vagus nerve stimulator, she had implanted over seven years ago, which enabled her to pursue her... read more →