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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...

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...

Epilepsy 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...

Child, 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...

Epilepsy Drugs for Children

Common epilepsy drugs for partial or tonic-clonic seizures include brivaracetam (Briviact), carbamazepine (Carbatrol or Tegretol), phenytoin (Dilan...

If 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...

Complementary 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 ...

Understanding Constipation

Some children become constipated when they start school or other activities, because they are embarrassed to ask permission to use the toilet. Todd...

Vitamin 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...

Calcium: 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...

How to Measure Your Waist

It’s easy to measure your waist.

Potassium 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...