On October 24, 2012 the FDA approved Perampanel as an adjunct treatment for refractory partial-onset seizures in patients with epilepsy aged 12 years and older. A step forward for us all. Here’s why…
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If I was slow to answer your questions or queries, I’m very sorry. I never meant to let you down.
It’s official. The EFA and epilepsy.com are merging. And you can break out the wedding cake on January 1, 2013 to celebrate!
Once merged, the Epilepsy Therapy Project and the Epilepsy Foundation will focus scientific research and clinical medicine on the most important goal – new therapies, better control and a national call to action on behalf of everyone living with epilepsy…
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IMPORTANT NEWS!
Reminder: Medicare Open Enrollment is October 15th — December 7th.
The EFA encourages everyone on Medicare to compare their benefit options and/or work with family members who are using Medicare to make the best choice for them. The following resources may be helpful to you, your local support group, or family member…
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The latest and greatest new med seems to be Potiga (Ezogabine) which is certainly promising news for the epilepsy community. Developed for adults (18 or over) as an add-on medicine for partial seizures, it’s a revolutionary new anti-seizure medication which prevents seizures in a way completely different from currently existing AEDs…
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Peace of mind. A good night’s sleep. Safety and assurance.
Although these seizure monitors can’t make any guarantees, they can go a long way towards detecting danger. And maybe even saving a life.
Here are the most prominent models…
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Presented here is a roundtable of the finest minds in science, co-hosted by Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel. Together, Charlie Rose and Eric Kandel interview brain researchers, scientists and doctors, talking about different subjects of the brain. Among them are scientific discoveries, advances in technology and cutting-edge treatments.
However, these thirteen episodes, also go much deeper. They discuss perception, consciousness, free will, decision-making, cognition, creativity, morality, emotion and memory.
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These numbers may scare you, depress you, or stir you into action. Whatever your reaction, they’re inconvertibility true. From the Institute of Medicine, via the Epilepsy Therapy Project itself…
Twitter is not our friend.
And the misconceptions and stigma of epilepsy live on.
A revealing study published in Epilepsy & Behavior provides evidence that the perception of epilepsy is not faring well in social media. Kate McNeil and colleagues from Dalhousie University in Canada analyzed data collected from Twitter to provide a snapshot of how epilepsy is portrayed within the twitter community…
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In a special presentation from the Institute of Medicine (IOM), a groundbreaking report was released with 13 recommendations that the IOM designed to help improve care for all people with epilepsy…
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