Preschooler Living Seizure-Free With Leading-Edge Medicine
Often, a new medication or a change in dose would provide a few weeks of relief from seizures, but then they would start again. The family dubbed these two-week breaks…
Podcast Creates Safe Space For Adults Living With Epilepsy
The “What The EF” podcast is in the top 10% of podcasts creating a touchstone, a safe space for people adulting with epilepsy to share, laugh and cry about “WTF”…
How optogenetics can put the brakes on epilepsy seizures
In what could one day become a new treatment for epilepsy, researchers at UC San Francisco, UC Santa Cruz, and UC Berkeley have used pulses of light to prevent seizure-like…
Neurologist at Denver Health talks about National Epilepsy Awareness Month
Dr. Chad Bush, a neurologist at Denver Health, spoke to FOX31 about National Epilepsy Awareness Month, which is in November. Read the article.
National Epilepsy Awareness Month: Compassionate care and expert insights
At UAB, the Epilepsy Center, located within Civitan International Research Center, offers clinical, research, and educational services to patients with epilepsy. Read the article.
Student shares epilepsy journey in new book
Guenther was diagnosed with the condition in fourth grade. Confronting fear and uncertainty, she found strength and a way to share her story with others. Read the article.
Maternal stress linked to increased early onset epilepsy in children
Tottori University researchers in Japan have linked maternal psychological distress during pregnancy to an increased risk of epilepsy in children. Read the article.
For Fiadh: Pushing the envelope to treat drug-resistant epilepsy
Fiadh is a bubbly and empathetic 4-year-old. And if you ask her parents, Elaine and Dario, she’s also mischievous and wild. Read the article.
My shock epilepsy diagnosis at 50 — and what happened next
Alison Kervin dismissed her mild symptoms for years — then she had a seizure while driving. Read the article.
‘Fear of epileptic seizures didn’t stop me having children’
When Debbie McCrudden was diagnosed with epilepsy in 2014 she was asked if she was planning on having children soon. Read the article.