Do Something Great Today… Become An Epilepsy Advocate!

July 27, 2009 By

Anyone with epilepsy or who has epilepsy in the family will often tell you that the greatest support and comfort comes from talking to other people who share their own epilepsy experience. There is a growing community of people called Epilepsy Advocates who share their own stories, experience with different

Filed Under: Epilepsy, General Discussions, Video

Research About The Ketogenic Diet and Childhood Epilepsy Is Moving Forward

July 15, 2009 By

The parents of kids with epilepsy in this community might be interested to know that research on the effect of dietary therapy on childhood epilepsy is moving forward rapidly. The ketogenic diet, if you’re not already familiar with it, is a diet that carefully controls and balances nutrients to provide

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Journal, Ketogenic Diet

Migrating Partial Epilepsy of Infancy – Just 100 Cases Worldwide

July 15, 2009 By

Imagine being told that your son has an illness that has been recorded in only 100 children worldwide. Any diagnosis of epilepsy can come as a huge shock but for the Dyment family, to find out their son Justin has such a rare and debilitating form of epilepsy was extremely

Filed Under: Diagnosis / Seizure Types, Epilepsy

Atkins for Seizures: A Guide for Parents By Parents

July 1, 2009 By

Michael and Tammy Koski thought they’d never find a solution for their daughter’s seizures. She was suffering from up to 100 absence seizures per day and after four years of anti-seizure drugs, nothing was working. However, they were lucky enough to meet Dr. Eric Kossoff at the John Hopkins Center

Filed Under: Epilepsy, Modified Atkins Diet (MAD), Special Diets & Nutrition