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The Epilepsy Foundation announced today that it has awarded $250,000 in funding at their 2025 Shark Tank Competition on Thursday, May 29, 2025.
The bill safeguards physician-directed care in a school setting and helps school personnel manage students living with ...
Managing stress is critical to your mental and physical health. It contributes to your feelings of wellbeing, improves your social relationships, increases your productivity, and lifts your mood. A ...
For many Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, stigma about epilepsy and lack of information about the correct anti-seizure treatment may be barriers to appropriate care for their epilepsy and ...
I had temporal lobe epilepsy from infancy until the age of 12. My seizures began just before I turned one, then stopped for about four years. But when I was five, they returned with a vengeance. At ...
Did Pope Pius IX (1792-1878) have epilepsy? Joseph Sirven, MD, Mayo Clinic, and his colleagues recently published a study that indicates that the Pope did indeed have epilepsy. The goal of the study, ...
We invite you to share your personal #DareTo Go the Distance story. Use this forum to talk about how you are managing your seizures, finding your best possible health care, and improving your quality ...
I was diagnosed with a seizure disorder before I was even born. There’s a scary story behind that, and after I arrived, it was followed by countless invasive overnight stays and day trips to the ...
The Epilepsy Foundation Middle Tennessee provides programs and services that support people and families impacted by epilepsy. With the strength of a national organization and network of epilepsy ...
As woman with epilepsy, you likely have concerns about your health that men don’t. For example, your hormones and your period (menstrual cycle) may be affecting your seizures. Or, you be concerned ...
This pamphlet describes the subtle signs of seizures in children and explains what a parent or teacher should do if they think a child may be having seizures. It does not cover seizure first aid.
This 8 ½ x 11 poster contains first aid information in Samoan for managing seizures and when to call for help. Fesoasoani Muamua mo Faoa O lenei pepa lautele e 8 ½ x 11 o lo'o i ai fa'amatalaga ...