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What is The Ketogenic Diet for Epilepsy?

Could the solution to your child's epilepsy be a diet loaded with butter, cream, oils, and mayo? Because the ketogenic diet is so demanding, doctor...

EEG (Electroencephalogram)

An EEG, or electroencephalogram, is a test that records the electrical signals of the brain by using small metal discs (called electrodes) that are...

Epilepsy Drugs to Treat Seizures

For 70% of patients with epilepsy, drugs can control seizures. However, they can't cure epilepsy, and most people will need to continue taking medi...

Help When Epilepsy Treatment Doesn't Work

If your doctor says you have refractory epilepsy, it means that medicine isn't bringing your seizures under control. It's natural to feel anxious w...

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

Others may continue to have seizures often, as well as problems with thinking, development, and behavior, and will need help with daily living acti...

Understanding Absence Seizure -- The Basics

Affecting about two of every 1,000 people, absence seizures (formerly called ''petit mal'' seizures) are caused by abnormal and intense electrical ...

First Aid for Epilepsy Seizures

There isn't much you can do to stop a seizure once it starts. Contrary to popular myth, you can't swallow your tongue during a seizure. Remember, t...