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| | Epilepsy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | A doctor who becomes aware that a patient with uncontrolled epilepsy is continuing to drive has, after reminding the patient of their responsibility, a duty to break confidentiality and inform the DVLA. | | | Epilepsy.com - Epilepsy information for patients, families and caregivers living with epilepsy. | | | If the surgery is performed on very young patients (2-5 years old), the remaining hemisphere may acquire some rudimentary motor control of the ipsilateral body; in older patients, paralysis results on the side of the body opposite to the part of the brain that was removed. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy
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| | The patients with focal epilepsies are candidates for epilepsy surgery if their seizures are intractable to medications. | | | These patients who are intractable to medical therapy should be referred to an epilepsy surgery center to determine if they are candidates for surgery. | | | Wilder Penfield in 1956 established the concept of the epileptogenic anatomic lesion and the epileptogenic physiologic lesion. |
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http://www.clevelandclinicmeded.com/diseasemanagement/neurology/epilepsy/epilepsy.htm
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| | Epilepsy |
| | Podell, M., and Fenner, W.R. Bromide Therapy in Refractory Canine Epilepsy. | | | Potassium bromide (KBr) is gaining new recognition for use in refractory (difficult to control) canine epilepsy, though used to treat human epileptics as early as 1857. | | | Acupuncture is not usually considered a substitute for drug therapy, but is used in conjunction with them. |
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http://www.bcrescue.org/epilepsy.html
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| | Epilepsy Action: Epilepsy - A Parents' Guide |
| | If a child with epilepsy has learning difficulty (the term used to describe a child who finds it harder to learn than most children of the same age, or who has a disability which makes it difficult to make use of the school's facilities) they may need special help to reach their full potential. | | | Learning to deal with such issues — with your support — is all part of learning to be independent and manager their own epilepsy and to recognise that epilepsy doesn't have to rule their life. | | | It is important to remember that simply because a child has epilepsy it does not follow that every other problem is also related to their epilepsy. |
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http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/parents.html
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| | Epilepsy |
| | Frontal lobe epilepsy affects only the front regions of your brain (frontal lobes), which are responsible for thinking and control of voluntary movement. | | | Most women with epilepsy can become pregnant and have a healthy baby, but many need to adjust their medications and be carefully monitored throughout pregnancy. | | | People with a type of reflex epilepsy have seizures that are triggered by certain stimuli, most often intense, flickering or flashing light (photosensitive epilepsy). |
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http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00342.html
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| | Epilepsy (Seizure Disorders)- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | Although surgery is not used as often as drug therapy, the results are similar - about 70 percent of all patients getting either full or greatly improved control of seizures, and the rest have only a slight improvement or none at all. | | | Defer to another person on the scene who has had basic life support training if you are not certified, and be as helpful as possible. | | | You should promptly seek professional medical care if you have any concern about your health, and you should always consult your physician before starting a fitness regimen. |
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http://www.drkoop.com/encyclopedia/43/232.html
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| | Epilepsy -- familydoctor.org |
| | Epilepsy medicine may also affect the unborn baby. | | | Because many drugs affect the ability of your epilepsy medicine to control your seizures, ask your doctor or pharmacist before taking other drugs, even drugs you can buy without a prescription. | | | Decisions about taking medicine during pregnancy must be made by you and your doctor, after talking about the risks and the benefits. |
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| | Disability Info: Epilepsy (FS6) |
| | According to the Epilepsy Foundation of America, epilepsy is a physical condition that occurs when there is a sudden, brief change in how the brain works. | | | Such behavior, however, is unconscious, may be repetitive, and is usually not recalled. | | | There are many materials available for families and teachers so that they can understand how to work most effectively as a team. |
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http://www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs6txt.htm#edimps
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| | Epilepsy can be effectively controlled with anti-convulsant medications in approximately 70 percent of all patients. | | | Physicians here are especially interested in the use of sophisticated stimulation techniques that can be developed to effectively stop a seizure that is about to occur. | | | Treatments offered include anti-epileptic medication management, epilepsy surgery, and vagal nerve stimulation. |
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http://ucneurology.uchicago.edu/Epilepsy/epilepsy.html
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| | What all types of epilepsy share is an uncontrolled electrical discharge from nerve cells in the cerebral cortex, the part of the brain that integrates higher mental functions, general movement, the functions of the internal organs in the abdominal cavity, perception, and behavioral reactions. | | | The most common surgical procedure for epilepsy is temporal lobectomy, which is performed when epilepsy occurs in the temporal lobe. | | | In a well-conducted 2000 study, girls with severe epilepsy had the highest rate of behavioral problems (and they worsened over time) compared to boys and girls with mild or moderate epilepsy and all children with asthma, another chronic illness. |
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http://www.reutershealth.com/wellconnected/doc44.html
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| | In addition to doing a physical examination, the neurologist will ask you about any concerns and symptoms you have, your past health, your family's health, any medications you're taking, any allergies you may have, and other issues. | | | Tell the people close to you - friends, relatives, teachers, coaches - about your epilepsy and teach them what to do in case you have a seizure when they're with you. | | | Often doctors can't pinpoint exactly what causes epilepsy in a particular individual. |
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http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/brain_nervous/epilepsy.html
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| | Epilepsy--Taming The Seizures, Dispelling The Myths |
| | FDA's Katz notes there are currently a number of epilepsy drugs in development and there is a great deal of research on the basic mechanisms of the disorder. | | | The need to try different medications in order to find the best combination to prevent seizureswith the fewest possible side effectssometimes gives families the impression doctors are "experimenting" with their loved one's care, he notes. | | | Epilepsy is diagnosed mainly via interpretation of a patient's medical history; the patient describes what the seizures were like and, when a patient can't recall the seizures, witnesses also may be asked to describe what they saw. |
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| | Epilepsy Action (Australia) - seizure information, help and services |
| | There is a higher incidence of depression among patients with epilepsy than the general population or other groups with chronic conditions. | | | A chance for families affected by epilepsy to meet others with similar concerns, share information and make new friends. | | | Find out about Tamsin and her brave story with epilepsy... |
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http://www.epilepsy.org.au
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| | Temporal Lobe Epilepsy : Epilepsy.com |
| | After brain tumor surgery and treatment for seizures, a man needs to change course in his career. | | | New Findings Reveal Suicidal Behavior in Children with Epilepsy | | | There are no good statistics on how many people have temporal lobe epilepsy, or what groups are most often affected. |
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http://www.epilepsy.com/epilepsy/epilepsy_temporallobe.html
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| | Canine Epilepsy Resources |
| | Epilepsy, Convulsions and Seizures, Holistic Approaches: Mary Wulff-Tilford and Gregory Tilford | | | Survey of dogs on Epil-K9 who are fed natural diet: (Reworked 1/2003) | | | Your veterinarian or breeder may be unaware that the disease exists because it is just being recognized in some parts of the world. |
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http://www.canine-epilepsy.com/Resources.html
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| | American Epilepsy Society Welcome |
| | The American Epilepsy Society promotes research and education for professionals dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of epilepsy. | | | AES Blog - Discuss the issues affecting the epilepsy community. | | | Membership in the Society is made up of clinicians and researchers investigating basic and clinical aspects of epilepsy, and other health-care professionals interested in seizure disorders. |
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http://www.aesnet.org
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| | Seizure Disorders In Childhood |
| | Epilepsy represents the most common serious neurologic problem affecting children, with an overall incidence approaching 2% for febrile seizures and 1% for idiopathic epilepsy. | | | Determination of appropriate treatment for a child with epilepsy must be individualized based on the spcific type(s) of seizure, the child's age, and the likelihood of significant side effects. | | | Special epileptic syndromes include such entities as other myoclonic epilepsies, reflex epilepsies, and febrile seizures of infancy. |
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http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/pedneuro/epilepsy.htm
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Epilepsy |
| | Olfactory (smell) or gustatory (taste) hallucinations or impairments -- if the epilepsy is focused in the temporal lobe of the brain. | | | Epilepsy is a brain disorder involving recurrent seizures. | | | There are some cases of sudden, unexplained death in patients with epilepsy. |
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http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000694.htm
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| | Topamax-Epilepsy.com |
| | Learn more about epilepsy: what it is, how it is treated, and how to help minimize its impact on your life. | | | Safety and effectiveness in patients who were converted to monotherapy from a previous regimen of other anticonvulsant drugs have not been established in controlled trials. | | | If you have epilepsy-or help to care for or treat someone who does-use this site as a resource. |
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http://www.topamax-epilepsy.com
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| | Disease Category Listing (62): Epilepsy |
| | An Assessment of Behavioral Changes Associated with Two Marketed Drugs in Patients with Epilepsy | | | Study to explore the efficacy and safety of Retigabine (1200 mg/day) used as Adjunctive Therapy in Refractory Epilepsy patients with partial-onset seizures. | | | Fine motor coordination in patients with epilepsy treated with antiepileptic drugs |
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http://www.centerwatch.com/studies/CAT62.HTM
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| | Epilepsy |
| | Besides being famous and successful, each of them has (or had) a condition called epilepsy. | | | For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor. | | | When the seizure is over, the person may feel sleepy and won't remember what happened. |
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/epilepsy.html
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| | Pediatric Epilepsy Center at WUSM and SLCH-Information for Patients and Families |
| | Evidence-Based Epilepsy: A Reference Source for Original Literature in Clinical Epilepsy | | | Pediatric Epilepsy Center at WUSM and SLCH-Information for Patients and Families | | | Note: Links on the pages below go to various types of sites: some were created by individuals with epilepsy, some are the sites of non-profit organizations, and some are commercial sites. |
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http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/epilepsy/pediatric/Information.html
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| | Epilepsy Surgery Index from Wake Forest Neurosurgery |
| | Links to information about epilepsy with special emphasis on epilepsy surgery: | | | A useful conversational hypertext system with information about epilepsy (telnet) | | | Epilepsy-Pro e-mailing list (for professionals working in the field) |
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http://www.bgsm.edu/bgsm/surg-sci/ns/epilepsy.html
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| | Epilepsy - Home Page |
| | A seizure happens when abnormal electrical activity in the brain causes an involuntary change in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior. | | | More research is needed on epilepsy, in particular on how the causes, frequency, and severity of the condition differ among age groups, races, and communities. | | | Some people mistakenly believe that epilepsy is a form of mental illness or mental retardation, that seizures are something to fear, that drastic first aid measures must be taken to help someone having a seizure, or that people with epilepsy cannot be valuable and productive employees. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/Epilepsy
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| | International League Against Epilepsy |
| | Devoted primarily to increasing public and professional awareness of epilepsy as a universal treatable brain disorder, and...... | | | The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) is the world’s preeminent association of physicians and other health professionals working towards a world where no persons' life is limited by Epilepsy. | | | Its mission is to provide the highest quality of care and well-being for those afflicted with the condition and other related seizure disorders. |
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http://www.epilepsy.org
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| | psychomotor epilepsy - definition of psychomotor epilepsy in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical ... |
| | An epileptic seizure often associated with temporal lobe disease and characterized by complex sensory, motor, and psychic symptoms such as impaired consciousness with amnesia, emotional outbursts, automatic behavior, and abnormal acts. | | | This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. | | | psychomotor epilepsy - definition of psychomotor epilepsy in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
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http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/psychomotor+epilepsy
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| | Canine Epilepsy Resources |
| | List members are encouraged to ask questions and/or give information on these disorders according to their experiences. | | | Epil-K9, The All Breed Canine Epilepsy List was founded in 1996 by Alicia Wiersma-Aylward. | | | We are a large and very active list, with members from over 20 countries. |
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| | Information Leaflet on how to get the best epilepsy treatment from your GP... | | | The Irish Epilepsy Nurses Group (IENG) was established in 1998.... | | | A further update on the discontinuation of Zarontin is now available... |
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http://www.epilepsy.ie
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| | Penn Neurological Institute: Services and Programs - Penn Epilepsy Center |
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