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Tests & Diagnostics for Epilepsy by Health Team Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 4:41pm Here is a list of some of the common tests and diagnostics for Epilepsy: Blood Brain CAT scan Brain MRI scan Brain scan Electroencephalogram Epilepsy Test Skull x-ray Of course, these are just some of the common tests and diagnostics for Epilepsy. You can connect with experts and other people who have Epilepsyin the Wellsphere Read on »

Epilepsy’s Big, Fat Miracle … by Seth Roberts .. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Fri 26 Nov 2010 12:00am … is the title of a New York Times Magazine article about the ketogenic diet, a treatment for childhood epilepsy, which I’ve blogged about several times ( here , here... of certain fats. Perhaps eating enough of these fats would prevent childhood epilepsy. (b) It shows how someone who cares enough in this case, Jim Abrahams, whose son had epilepsy Read on »

MEANINGFUL AND FRUITFUL EPILEPSY... by Serene L. Patient Expert

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Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 3:08pm that my son has epilepsy. It was a test and challenge for our family to come to terms with. To know and understand more about epilepsy I started sourcing around for more information... MEANINGFUL AND FRUITFUL EPILEPSY BLOG When my disabled activist friend told me to set up my own epilepsy blog I was very reluctant to do so. After much Read on »

Dog Epilepsy by heru m. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 16 Feb 2011 7:35am . However, this step can be of great help with respect to ruling out other potential causes of the seizures. In order to diagnose canine epilepsy, a number of different tests will likely be conducted. Once again, many of these tests are geared toward ruling out medical conditions other than epilepsy that could be causing seizures. Blood tests and urinalysis Read on »

Diagnosing Epilepsy by Kirk Patient Expert

Posted Fri 05 Jun 2009 5:07pm ? It is important that you continually seek consults, tests, etc. until you can answer these three questions with confidence: 1) What type of epilepsy do I have? (partial seizures, absence.... It is important to know if you may be a candidate. The test to determine this is admission to an EMU (epilepsy monitoring unit). You will be hospitalized and hooked up to an EEG Read on »

Seriously?! Epilepsy?! by Alyson

Posted Fri 25 Dec 2009 12:00am how many "subclinical seizures" did I have during the test? Is this condition for the rest of my life, or is it temporary? After doing some research on epilepsy and absence... I develop this as an adult? or have I had it since childhood and it's just gone undiagnosed? Are you sure? The epilepsy diagnosis does not explain all my CFIDS symptoms Read on »

'Uncontrolled brain activity' linked to epilepsy by Healthy Solutions Patient Expert

Posted Tue 04 May 2010 5:26am , and it is this condition which the researchers believe is linked to epilepsy. No inhibition They induced this swelling in brain samples from mice, then tested whether this made a difference... BBC News Researchers have shed new light on the mechanism behind epilepsy attacks in the brain, revealing a potential new target for drug Read on »

TREATING EPILEPSY IN DOGS by Serene L. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 9:06pm TREATING EPILEPSY IN DOGS Treating epilepsy in dogs can be as frustrating as the disease itself. It requires steady monitoring with bi-weekly blood tests to check the concentration of the drug that has been administered. It also requires monitoring the frequency and severity of epileptic seizures. Furthermore Read on »

TREATING EPILEPSY IN DOGS Treati... by Serene L. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:07am TREATING EPILEPSY IN DOGS Treating epilepsy in dogs can be as frustrating as the disease itself. It requires steady monitoring with bi-weekly blood tests... an epileptic dog. Bromide was one of the first drugs used for treating epilepsy in dogs. It was discovered during the Victorian times. It was later dismissed as a feasible treatment Read on »

I Don't Have Epilepsy by Alyson

Posted Sun 19 Dec 2010 12:00am diagnosis from December 2009 through November 2010, when it was finally determined that I do not have epilepsy. Medication side effects ranged from annoying and unpleasant... was because of my allergic/anaphylactic reaction to Trileptal. Technically, I was not supposed to drive anymore because of the epilepsy diagnosis. Because I never lost consciousness Read on »