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GET /search/google

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 * Understanding Epilepsy Main Menu
    * What Is Epilepsy?
       * Understanding Seizures
          * Who Can Get Epilepsy?
            
          * What Happens During a Seizure?
            
          * How Serious Are Seizures?
            
          * What Are the Risk Factors of Seizures?
            
          * Will You Always Have Seizures?
            
      
       * Seizure Triggers
          * Alcohol as a Seizure Trigger
            
          * Drug Abuse as a Seizure Trigger
            
          * Lack of Sleep and Epilepsy
            
          * Menstruation as a Seizure Trigger
            
          * Missed Medicines as a Seizure Trigger
            
          * Nutritional Deficiencies as a Seizure Trigger
            
          * Other Illnesses as a Seizure Trigger
            
          * Over Counter Medications and Epilepsy
            
          * Photosensitivity and Seizures
            
          * Stress and Epilepsy
            
      
       * Types of Seizures
          * Absence Seizures
            
          * Atonic Seizures
            
          * Atypical Absence Seizures
            
          * Clonic Seizures
            
          * Epileptic or Infantile Spasms
            
          * Febrile Seizures
            
          * Focal Bilateral Tonic Clonic Seizures (Secondarily Generalized
            Seizures)
            
          * Focal Aware Seizures (Simple Partial Seizures)
            
          * Focal Impaired Awareness Seizures (Complex Partial Seizures)
            
          * Gelastic and Dacrystic Seizures
            
          * Myoclonic Seizures
            
          * Drug-Resistant Seizures
            
          * Tonic-Clonic Seizures
            
          * Tonic Seizures
            
      
       * Epilepsy Syndromes
          * Early Infantile Developmental & Epileptic Encephalopathy
            
          * Familial Focal Epilepsy with Variable Foci (FFEVF)
            
          * Photosensitive Occipital Lobe Epilepsy (POLE)
            
          * Childhood Absence Epilepsy
            
          * Childhood Epilepsy Centrotemporal Spikes (Benign Rolandic Epilepsy)
            
          * Dravet Syndrome
            
          * Epilepsy Eyelid Myoclonia Jeavons Syndrome
            
          * Epilepsy of Infancy with Migrating Focal Seizures
            
          * Epilepsy Myoclonic Absences
            
          * Developmental/Epileptic Encephalopathy with Spike Wave Activation In
            Sleep
            
          * Fires Febrile Infection-Related Epilepsy Syndrome
            
          * Infantile Spasms (West Syndrome)
            
          * Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy
            
          * Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
            
          * Myoclonic Epilepsy in Infancy
            
          * Panayiotopoulos Syndrome
            
          * Progressive Myoclonic Epilepsies
            
          * Reflex Epilepsies
            
          * Self Limited Familial and Non-Familial Neonatal Infantile Seizures
            
          * Self Limited Late Onset Occipital Epilepsy Gastaut Syndrome
            
      
       * Facts & Statistics About Epilepsy
         
       * Español
          * Cambiemos Nuestra Historia
            
          * Crisis Epilépticas En Los Niños
            
          * Factores Que Pueden Provocar Crisis Epilépticas
            
          * La Epilepsia En Las Mujeres
            
          * Mas Información Y Recursos
            
          * Primeros Auxilios Para Crisis Epilépticas
            
          * SUDEP
             * Dia de Acción Contra SUDEP
         
          * Seguridad General
            
          * Trabajando Con Su Equipo Médico
            
          * Tratamientos
            
   
    * Causes of Epilepsy
       * Structural Causes of Epilepsy
          * Focal Cortical Dysplasia
            
          * Hypothalamic Hamartoma
            
          * Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
            
          * Incontinentia Pigmenti
            
          * Mesial Temporal Sclerosis (MTS)
            
          * Neurofibromatosis Type 1
            
          * Seizures And Multiple Sclerosis
            
          * Sturge Weber Syndrome Encephalotrigeminal Angiomatosis
            
          * Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy
            
          * Periventricular Nodular Heterotopias (PVNH)
            
          * Polymicrogyria (PMG)
            
          * Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
            
          * Brain Tumors
            
      
       * Genetic Causes of Epilepsy
          * Genetic Testing for Epilepsy
            
          * Angelman Syndrome
            
          * PCDH19 Epilepsy
            
          * Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome
            
          * CACNA1A-related Epilepsy
            
          * CDKL5 Deficiency Disorder
            
          * GRIN2A-related Epilepsy
            
          * KCNQ2
            
          * SCN1A-Related Epilepsies
            
          * SCN8A-Related Epilepsy
            
          * SYNGAP1-Related Epilepsy
            
          * TBCK-related ID Syndrome
            
      
       * Metabolic Causes of Epilepsy
          * Mitochondrial Disorders
            
          * GLUT1 Deficiency Syndrome (SLC2A1)
            
      
       * Autoimmune Epilepsy
          * Rasmussen's Syndrome
            
      
       * Infections That Cause Seizures
         
   
    * Diagnosis
       * Evaluation of Your Medical History
         
       * Neurological Exam
         
       * Electroencephalography (EEG)
          * EEG Procedure
            
          * Ambulatory EEG
            
          * Dry Electrode Headset EEG
            
          * How to Read an EEG
            
          * Video EEG Test
            
          * What if my EEG was normal?
            
          * Where is EEG performed?
            
          * Which EEG type is best?
            
      
       * Brain Imaging for Epilepsy
          * Computer Tomography
            
          * MEG
            
          * MRI
            
          * PET Scan
            
          * SPECT
            
      
       * Imitators of Epilepsy
          * Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES)
            
      
       * Assembling Your Healthcare Team
         
   
    * Treatment
       * Your Role in Epilepsy Treatment
         
       * Seizure Medicines
          * North American AED Pregnancy Registry
            
          * When to Treat Seizures With Medicine
            
          * Choosing a First Epilepsy Medicine
            
          * Seizure Medications With Children
            
          * Finding the Best Dosage of Medication
            
          * How Seizure Medicine Works
            
          * How Long Until Seizure Medicine Works?
            
          * Blood Testing for Seizure Medicine
            
          * Common Concerns with Epilepsy Medication
            
          * Importance of Medication Schedule
            
          * Side Effects of Seizure Medicine
            
          * Drug Interactions
            
          * Stopping Seizure Medications
            
          * How to Read a Package Insert
            
          * Drug Resistant Epilepsy
             * Treating Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
         
          * What if Epilepsy Medicine Doesn't Work?
            
      
       * Seizure Devices
          * Deep Brain Stimulation
            
          * Responsive Neurostimulation (RNS)
            
          * Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy
            
          * External Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
            
      
       * Dietary Therapies
          * Ketogenic Diet
            
          * Low Glycemic Index Treatment
            
          * Medium Chain Triglyceride (MCT) Diet
            
          * Modified Atkins Diet
            
      
       * Epilepsy Centers
         
       * Epilepsy Surgery
          * Epilepsy Surgery Tests
             * Brain Mapping
             * Wada Test
         
          * Who Can Epilepsy Surgery Help?
            
          * Goals and Expectations
            
          * Risks and Benefits of Epilepsy Surgery
            
          * Types of Epilepsy Surgery
             * LITT Thermal Ablation
         
          * Preparing for Epilepsy Surgery
            
          * Recovering After Epilepsy Surgery
            
          * Epilepsy Surgery for Children
             * When to Wean Children Off Medications After Surgery
      
       * Seizure Rescue Therapies
          * Nasal Rescue Medicines
            
          * Oral Rescue Medicines
            
          * Rectal Rescue Medicines
            
      
       * Alternative Therapies
          * Herbal Therapies
            
          * Medical Marijuana
            
      
       * Clinical Trials
         
   
    * Complications & Risks
       * Mood and Behavior
          * Seizure Medications and Mood
            
          * Cognitive Therapies
            
          * Depression
             * Diagnosing Depression
             * Managing Depression
             * Suicide Risk
         
          * Epilepsy and ADHD
            
          * Epilepsy and OCD
            
          * Stress
             * Causes and Signs of Stress
             * Managing Stress
             * Mindfullness and Epilepsy
         
          * Psychosis
            
          * Interictal Problems
            
          * Agression
            
          * Anxiety
            
      
       * Early Death & SUDEP
          * How does SUDEP occur?
            
          * How to Prevent SUDEP
            
          * Support for Bereaved
            
          * Role of Seizure Alerts
            
          * SUDEP Action Day
            
          * Talking to Your Doctor About SUDEP
            
      
       * Seizure Emergencies
          * Seizure Clusters
            
          * Status Epilepticus
            
          * New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE)
            
      
       * Sleep and Epilepsy
          * Sleep and Seizure Medication
            
          * Epilepsy Sleep Hygiene
            
          * Sleep and Drowsiness and Memory
            
          * Sleep Disorders
            
      
       * Social Concerns
         
       * Thinking and Memory
          * Diagnosing And Treating Memory Problems
             * Techniques to Help with Memory
         
          * Types of Memory Problems
            
      
       * Bone Health
         
       * COVID-19 and Epilepsy
          * COVID-19 and Seizures
            
          * COVID-19 Vaccination & Epilepsy
            

 * Living With Epilepsy Main Menu
    * Tracking & Managing Seizures
       * Managing Triggers
          * How to Indentify Seizure Triggers
            
          * The ABC Approach to Seizure Triggers
            
          * Lifestyle Modifications
             * Diet & Exercise to Reduce Seizures
      
       * Tracking Seizures
          * Seizure Observation
            
          * Using Seizure Diaries
            
      
       * Responding to Seizure Emergencies
         
       * Working With Your Healthcare Team
          * The Importance of Quality Care
            
          * Setting Goals for Seizure Management
            
          * Managing Continued Seizures
            
      
       * Self-Management of Seizures
          * Managing Epilepsy Well Network
            
          * Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP)
            
   
    * Seizure Preparedness
       * Schools and Seizure Preparedness
         
       * Seizure Action Plans
         
       * Seizure Drills
         
       * Staying Safe
          * Safety at Work
            
          * Falling Safely
            
          * Disaster Preparedness
            
          * Recognizing Risks
            
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