Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic inequities likely contribute to frequent ED visits for seizures, as evidenced by our findings from four U.S. states. Effective, multi-level interventions are needed to reduce disparities for…
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Given that people with chronic health conditions often have limited contact with their healthcare providers, self-management interventions have gained increasing attention for their potential benefit. Read the article.
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Stacia Kalinoski was forced to become an expert on the causes and symptoms of epilepsy when she began having seizures about 20 years ago. As they continued on-and-off, Kalinoski fought…
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Carolyn Staffieri is a woman of strength, compassion, and creativity—a poet, author, speaker, and former pediatric nurse whose journey through epilepsy has become the wellspring of her literary voice. Through her…
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It’s 8:45 a.m. on Monday morning. By now Gretchen has usually dropped her son Peter*, off at school with his one-on-one helper, and is on her way to work, but…
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Up to one in three adults and young people with epilepsy also have mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. A new set of recommendations aims to help neurologists…
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