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Epilepsy and Extratemporal Cortical Resection
The largest part of the brain, the cerebrum, is divided into four paired sections, called lobes -- the frontal, parietal, occipital, and temporal l...
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Drug Treatments for Essential Tremor
When Essential Tremor significantly interferes with daily activities, long- term drug treatment is needed. In social situations, a person with mild...
Read moreEpilepsy Treatments: Find The Right Medication
Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes repeated episodes of unprovoked seizures. Your doctor or nurse may refer to epilepsy medications as antiep...
Read moreChild, Sports, and Epilepsy
To the parents of a child with epilepsy, the world may seem an especially dangerous place. There are a few extra precautions that parents of childr...
Read moreEpilepsy Drugs for Children
Common epilepsy drugs for partial or tonic-clonic seizures include brivaracetam (Briviact), carbamazepine (Carbatrol or Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilan...
Read moreIf Your Child Has Epilepsy
If your child has epilepsy, your to-do list is different from that of a parent of a child that doesn't have it. Having epilepsy may place restricti...
Read moreComplementary and Alternative Therapies for Epilepsy
Some people with epilepsy turn to complementary therapies like acupuncture, vitamins, and supplements, and stress-relief techniques to help manage ...
Read moreUnderstanding Constipation
Some children become constipated when they start school or other activities, because they are embarrassed to ask permission to use the toilet. Todd...
Read moreVitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) helps tissue and bone grow and repair themselves. Supplemental vitamin C -- 500 mg per day taken without antihypertensive...
Read moreCalcium: Drink Yourself Skinny
In studies of both mice and men, Zemel and colleagues have been the first to show that calcium stored in fat cells plays a crucial role in regulati...
Read morePotassium Rich Foods
Some people with kidney disease should get less potassium than the guidelines. If your kidneys don’t work well, too much potassium could stay in yo...
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