People who suffer from seizures can do anything that anyone else can do, as long as their seizures are under control. If you are an entrepreneur, a parent of someone with epilepsy, or if you would like to be inspired, then this story is for you.

This year, both state and federal legislation passed a law called the Diastat Bill to help improve the lives of people, including children, who suffer from seizures. The bill will enable trained volunteers at schools to assist and give medicine to children who have seizures without a nurse being present, ensuring their seizures stay under control better. As a result, children with epilepsy education may improve and will result in better control over their seizures.

A company called UCB, or The Epilepsy Company (TM), has awarded over 500,000 dollars to people, caregivers, and families of people who suffer from seizures since 2005.

The company awarded 150,000 dollars in UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarships for epilepsy to 31 people on December 7, 2008 in Seattle, Washington. The UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship was awarded to 21 people who suffer from seizures and 10 caregivers or family members. These people were selected from 588 applicants and were chosen based upon an application, personal essay and letters of recommendation.

Typically if an infant were to develop seizures, they are most likely to occur between 4 to 8 months of age. Spasms that result from the seizures can range from mild to severe. As a form of treatment, researchers are not suggesting drugs be used as the first method of treatment for infant epilepsy, but rather dietary intervention. Researchers have found that changing a baby's diet can effectively eliminate spasms.

Valproic acid, commonly referred to as the drug Depakote has been linked to autism. Other studies have proven that valproate also causes birth defects. Depakote is an anticonvulsant medication used to treat disorders ranging from seizures, to mood swings, to headaches.

Epilepsy is caused by erratic electrical brain activity, which can cause seizures. Seizures can manifest in various forms, from chronic to transient. Some people have seizures that are easily controlled by medications while others require surgery. Some even have seizures that don't respond to any form of treatment. Seizures can be visible or someone may not even notice a person is having a seizure. They can also occur at any time in a person's life though are more prevalent during childhood or in the elderly.

Researchers have concluded that it is not uncommon for people who have seizures to have a reduced level of oxygen in their bloodstream. The mystery as to why a person has low oxygen levels is still not completely known, however researchers at the University of California have suggested a possible cause of SUPED in epilepsy.

Parent's of children with epilepsy sometimes are faced with very difficult situations. Parents often have very few options when their children are unresponsive to medications and have uncontrollable and sometimes life-threatening seizures.