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    Monthly Archives: April 2022

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    New Florida law allows children with epilepsy to get care they need while in school

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 28, 2022

    It is estimated that 27,000 children and teens are living with epilepsy in Florida, according to the Epilepsy Foundation. Now a new law is making it easier for these kids…

    HOBSCOTCH Brochure

    A Home-Based Self-Management Program Improved Cognition and Quality of Life in Persons with Epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 22, 2022

    A program called Home-Based Self-Management and Cognitive Training Changes Lives, or HOBSCOTCH, improved cognition and quality of life in persons with epilepsy, according to a study published in Neurology on April 6.…

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    People with some types of epilepsy may have a lower quality of life, study suggests

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 15, 2022

    A new study suggests that people with epilepsy associated with head injuries, especially the type not well controlled by medication, are more likely to have other health conditions like depression,…

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    Utah and Florida Seizure Safe Schools Bills Signed into Law

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 7, 2022

    Epilepsy Foundation announced that Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed House Bill 241 into law on March 23, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 173 into law on March 25, thereby protecting…

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    Clinical experts offer advice on prescribing cannabis medicines to patients with epilepsy

    NewsBy BJ IacinoApril 2, 2022

    There’s considerable interest in using cannabis-based medications to help treat drug resistant epilepsy, but clinicians have little guidance on how or when to prescribe these products. A working group comprised…

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    • What We Do
      • Who We Are
      • History
      • Stories of Hope
      • Request a Presentation
      • Board Applicant Form
    • About Epilepsy
      • Column 1
        • What is Epilepsy?
        • Seizure First Aid
        • Epilepsy Research
        • Prognosis
        • Treatment
        • HOBSCOTCH: Home Based Self-Management & Cognitive Training Changes Lives
      • Column 2
        • Epilepsy and Education
        • Epilepsy and Employment
        • Epilepsy and the Law
        • Epilepsy and Nutrition
        • Epilepsy and Tobacco Use
      • Column 3
        • Gender and Epilepsy
        • Mental Health Resources
        • Race, Ethnicity and Epilepsy
        • Stigma, Mental Health and Epilepsy
      • Column 4
        • Color, Light and Epilepsy
        • Famous People with Epilepsy
        • Driving with Epilepsy in Florida
    • Resources
      • Florida State Epilepsy Services Programs
      • Florida State Epilepsy Services Medication Program
      • Epilepsy Healthcare Providers
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