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Epilepsy

Current topics:

• - Epilepsy and work
  Hello, Epilepsy is a challenging condition that can greatly affect the patient's everyday life. Depending on the form of epilepsy and the severity of its symptoms, the patient can find it difficult to
• - How often do you have a seizure on average?
  Hello everyone, Seizures can vary in frequency among those with epilepsy, from one a year to several a day. How many seizures do you have a day? a month? a year?
• - Understanding epilepsy: what are the different types of seizures?
  Epilepsy seizures When people hear the phrase “epilepsy” they immediately think of one of the main symptoms of epilepsy: seizures. However, what many people aren’t aware of is the fact that seiz

Current topics:

• - How to cope with epilepsy?
  how you live and cope with this
• - Understanding epilepsy
  Have you ever encountered lack of understanding from your friends/colleagues or from strangers? How do you explain epilepsy to others?
• - Your first seizure
  Hi everyone and welcome to this new discussion group about living with epilepsy. I'd like you to share the stories of your first seizures in this discussion: how old were you? Where did it happen? Wh

Current topics:

• - Epilepsy medicines pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as class C drugs
  Epilepsy medicines pregabalin and gabapentin to be reclassified as class C drugs to help minimise possible misuse. The UK government announced last week that the medicines pregabalin and gabapent
• - Have you had surgery for your epilepsy?
  Hello, There are two main kinds of surgery that patients can have to help with their seizures and they are: Resective surgery. This is where the surgeon will try to remove the part of your brain that
• - How many different medications have you tried?
  How many different treatments have you tried before finding the one(s) that work the best? How much time did it take you on the whole? Have you ever stopped taking your medications? Why was that? Wha

Current topics:

• - Natural Treatments for Epilepsy: Do They Work?
  Epilepsy is traditionally treated with antiseizure medications. These medications may not work for everyone, and they come with a risk of side effects. Some people with epilepsy turn to natural treat
• - Epilepsy linked to brain volume and thickness differences
  Epilepsy is associated with thickness and volume differences in the grey matter of several brain regions, according to new research led by UCL and the Keck School of Medicine of USC. The largest-ever
• - Life with epilepsy: seizures, driving and social anxiety
  The word « epilepsy » is familiar to a lot of people. However, not many of them are aware of what it really means, thinking that epilepsy necessarily includes violent convulsive seizures, foam com