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Find 5 ways to prepare for sending your child to school for the first time. With planning, children with epilepsy can have a successful school year.
For National Epilepsy Awareness Month, Cynthia Folio, a professor of music theory, created selections of art and music to go with Dr. Schachter's books.
From childhood seizures to brain surgery at 12, Carolyn is sharing her story to help break the stigma around epilepsy and to let others know they’re not alone.
The Foundation Quarterly Spring 2025 edition is out. Read how the community is "Turning Hope into Action". Featured is the award-winning band Portugal.
The 118 undersigned organizations are united in opposition to recent actions by the Administration and Congress to cut vital federal epilepsy programs.
Some concerns faced by people living with epilepsy include taking medications properly, having healthy habits, keeping in mind seizure safety guidelines, and avoiding medications that may worsen your ...
How Do Mindfulness Techniques Influence The Brain? Mindfulness may produce structural and functional changes in areas involved in memory, emotional regulation, and attention, including the limbic ...
Omar Danoun, MD is an assistant professor of neurology and epilepsy. He finished his medical school at Al Quds University in Jerusalem, Palestine. He then moved to the United Started for his neurology ...
Having one neurological diagnosis is hard enough. Add a second and you are sure to feel as if your body is not your own. People living with epilepsy may face loss of consciousness and involuntary ...
What Is Self-Limited Neonatal-Infantile Seizures? The epilepsy syndrome of self-limited neonatal-infantile seizures used to be known as benign familial or non-familial neonatal-infantile seizures.
Neurofibromatosis type 1 is one of the most common neurocutaneous disorders. It is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting about 1 in 3000 individuals. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion ...
Photosensitive occipital lobe epilepsy (POLE) is a rare condition often diagnosed in childhood. Seizures are triggered by light sources, like TV & video games.