Epilepsy - treatment options
A person with epilepsy has a tendency to have recurring seizures. Treatment may include medication, surgery and lifestyle changes. Medication can successfully control seizures in many people. Surgery may be an option if medication fails to ... [... more]
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Fever - febrile convulsions
A febrile convulsion is a fit or seizure that occurs in children when they have a high fever or high temperature. A febrile convulsion is not epilepsy and does not cause brain damage, but can be frightening for a parent or caregiver. Lie the ... [... more]
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Epilepsy and risk
The cause, type and frequency of seizures vary. Assessing the potential risks and how to manage them will involve looking at the pattern of a person's seizures, their impact on the person's awareness and the person's own particular ... [... more]
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Epilepsy - seizures explained
The brain controls the body's actions, sensations and emotions through nerve cells (neurones) that carry messages between the brain and the body. These messages are confused by a seizure, which is a sudden disruption in normal brain activity, ... [... more]
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Epilepsy - lifestyle issues
The cause, type and frequency of seizures will vary from person to person. The impact of the seizures will also depend on the lifestyle of each individual. For some people, epilepsy may have little effect on their lifestyle. For other people, ... [... more]
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Epilepsy in children
Epilepsy is most common in children and includes a variety of seizure types. Epilepsy is a condition in which a person has a tendency to have recurring seizures. Seizures can sometimes be confused with other conditions. Febrile convulsions are ... [... more]
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Epilepsy and exercise
Epilepsy does not mean a person cannot do exercise. Physical activity can reduce the risk of epileptic seizures. However, since seizures can come on suddenly without warning, a person with epilepsy needs to make sure their exercise and sporting ... [... more]
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Yehoshua Kenaz
YOUNG ISRAELI ARMY conscripts with minor disabilities, such as heart murmurs and epilepsy, are sent to Training Base 4 for basic training. Some come from large cities, some from kibbutzim; some were born in Israel, some are new immigrants from ... [... more]
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Investigating a seizure
Children and young people with epilepsy can usually do the same things as other people, with some safeguards for some activities. Wait until the seizure has stopped, and then only drive if you are sure that you are calm enough to drive ... [... more]
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Physical Education
The effects of having epilepsy differ for different people. If a young person has had epilepsy since early childhood, she may have been over-protected by her parents and have lost confidence in her ability to manage on her own. She may also have ... [... more]
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Epilepsy - living with epilepsy
It is very important that young people are not excluded, because of fear or ignorance, from safely taking part in activities which they are capable of. The effects of having epilepsy differ for different people. An unplanned pregnancy can be a ... [... more]
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Epilepsy - what is it?
Anyone could have a seizure if something major happened to their brain, but for some people seizures are triggered much more easily. Young people with epilepsy can usually do the same things as other people, but they may have to take special care ... [... more]
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