Quality sleep is critical for people living with epilepsy to avoid triggering seizures. Poor sleep can affect seizures, memory, and more.
WALK for epilepsy COLORADO, Fort Collins, is all about coming together, having fun, and making an impact. Individuals, families, and friends gather to connect, celebrate, and take action side by side, ...
WALK for epilepsy COLORADO, Colorado Springs, is all about coming together, having fun, and making an impact. Individuals, families, and friends gather to connect, celebrate, and take action side by ...
Families are an integral part of raising awareness about mortality in epilepsy and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP). Find out how sharing your story can drive change.
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM), and the call to action is "All In for National Epilepsy Awareness Month.” This year's theme is about showing up and doing what we can to support ...
When you are diagnosed with epilepsy, it can be overwhelming, and you often have questions about your life and future. This brochure can help start the difficult conversation with your healthcare team ...
Join the epilepsy community for Purple Day® on March 26, a global initiative to raise epilepsy awareness and support the millions of people living with epilepsy worldwide. Approximately 65 million ...
As the sun’s crest begins peeking over the gentle horizon, and as its subtle heat begins burning off the early morning fog, all that can be heard in Doylestown, Penn., are Mark Ashby’s feet pounding ...
Developmental and epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) refers to a group of severe epilepsies that are characterized both by seizures, which are often drug-resistant, as well as encephalopathy, which is a ...
Seizures and epilepsy are not the same. An epileptic seizure is a transient occurrence of signs and/or symptoms due to abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Epilepsy is a ...
The following factsheets discuss different treatment options for epilepsy. If you are a medical professional, share these factsheets with your patients to help them understand their treatment options.
This is a rare condition and accounts for less than 1% of childhood epilepsies. This is likely a slight underestimate of the true frequency and some cases may overlap with epilepsy in children with ...