Purple Day: Unique risks women with epilepsy face

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — A deeper look at the unique risks women face with epilepsy in recognition of Purple Day. Purple Day is ...
Long Island Press

Let Epilepsy Awareness Month Kickstart a Trend of Being Prepared to Protect the Most Vulnerable: No One Should Face Seizures Alone

November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, a time to recognize the thousands of Long Islanders living with epilepsy and to recommit ourselves to creating a community prepared to protect them. More than ...
Epilepsy Foundation

How to Choose a Protective Helmet for Seizures

For seizures that cause falls, a protective helmet helps prevent injury. A good seizure helmet should provide safety and ...
Kaleido Scope

6 seizure symptoms and their warning signs

“It’s all about the brain,” said Jennifer DeWolfe, D.O., professor in the UAB Department of Neurology. “Seizure manifestations are stereotyped, so the same symptoms occur with each seizure that ...
Yale Environment 360

Long-term study challenges assumptions about epilepsy recovery

Patients with treatment-resistant epilepsy often cycle through multiple medications as they seek relief from the seizures that disrupt their lives. Yet in many cases, these drugs offer little benefit, ...
Opinion

Opinion: A CT bill would put epilepsy patients at risk. I watched it happen to my mother.

One disruption was all it took to send her into a seizure requiring an ambulance and weeks of recovery. I called 911 for her more times than I can count.