Epilepsy

Epilepsy is the medical condition of a brain disorder that occurs as a result of repeated spontaneous, unprovoked seizures of any kind. Seizures are abnormal excited... keep reading →

What do you do when someone has a seizure. There are different kinds. keep reading →

Epilepsy is a disorder, in which the patient gets repeated attacks of convulsions over a period of time. Convulsions occur due to the disturbed activity of the brain, which... keep reading →

Personal Story of Living with Epilepsy. Read the Agony of Diagnosis and Continued Living with Uncertainty of Seizures. Also a Good Read for those Living with and learning of... keep reading →

What more can be said (if you can say that)! I've suffered with seizures for many years and by far the worst and slowest part to get over, once you've made it through your... keep reading →

On July 9, 2011 South Sudan not only became a new African nation, but also confronted 1) a bombing by enemy forces of their allies, the Nubians in the Nuba Mountains, 2)... keep reading →

It's defined as a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsion; a tendency to have recurrent seizures ( fits). A seizure is... keep reading →

In 2000 I took a nursing job as a community educator for the Epilepsy Foundation and was just a few weeks into my orientation when my new supervisor called me into her... keep reading →

The first time I witnessed anyone having a grand mal epileptic seizure must have been around seventh or eighth grade. One of the boys a couple of years ahead ouf our class... keep reading →

Our youngest son, Elliot, has Dravet syndrome, a rare and catastrophic form of epilepsy that he will never outgrow and which affects his quality of life on a daily basis. ... keep reading →