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… Condition Basics What is epilepsy? Epilepsy is a common condition that causes … usually works to control and reduce seizures. Epilepsy is not a type of mental illness or …
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… Epilepsy is a common condition that causes … speech, vision, or awareness. Absence Epilepsy Epilepsy Epilepsy and Driving Epilepsy Medicine Therapy …
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… Overview Most of the time, people with epilepsy who become pregnant deliver healthy … is higher for babies born to someone with epilepsy. Most antiepileptic medicines … increase the risk even more. If you have epilepsy and become pregnant, stopping …
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… have to take the medicine? Some medicines for epilepsy have to be taken several times a day. … other medicines I take? Many medicines for epilepsy can interact with other medicines you may be taking. This means that your epilepsy medicine may not work as well, or it …
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… Overview Medicine therapy for epilepsy can fail for several reasons: You do … following the treatment plan. You don't have epilepsy. You may be having events that look … be having seizures, but something other than epilepsy is causing them. Taking antiepileptic …
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… Overview Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is sometimes called focal epilepsy, because the seizures start at a … brain may become affected during the seizure. Epilepsy that causes focal seizures is the …
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… Overview Childhood absence epilepsy develops between ages 4 and 10. It … and slight muscle jerks. Juvenile absence epilepsy develops between ages 10 and 17 and … seizures. Many children with juvenile absence epilepsy have generalized tonic-clonic …
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… Overview Nerve stimulator devices for epilepsy send electrical signals to the brain … be used for people who aren't candidates for epilepsy surgery or who haven't responded well to previous epilepsy surgery. How Well It Works The vagus …
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… Overview If your child has epilepsy , there are many ways to lower his or … her alone in the bathtub. Older children with epilepsy should take showers instead of baths. … and sports coaches that your child has epilepsy, and tell them what to do if he or …
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… Overview Temporal lobe epilepsy involves the portions of the brain … above the ears at the temples. Temporal lobe epilepsy can cause both partial and … in many people who have temporal lobe epilepsy. A type of brain surgery called …
