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What is Epilepsy

Epilepsy, which is sometimes referred to as a “ seizure disorder ,” is a diverse group of neurological disorders of varying types and severities that are characterized by recurrent seizures. When a person has had two or more seizures more than twenty-four hours apart which have not been provoked by specific events such as a stroke, brain

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Epilepsy and Mental Health: What You Should Know

WEBDepression is the most common psychiatric comorbidity in people with epilepsy. 1 Moreover, according to today’s guest Dr. Andres Kanner, individuals with epilepsy have …

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Seeing the Whole Person: Disability, Race, and Healthcare

WEBAs the country grapples with issues of race, discrimination, and inequality, we take a look at how these issues intersect with and impact the epilepsy management for Black families, …

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Medication Access – Learn the causes – CURE Epilepsy

WEBThe Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted to make affordable private health insurance available to more people, especially those who are uninsured. The law provides …

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How is epilepsy diagnosed

WEBThe team at an EMU is usually comprised of: The two monitoring techniques typically used at an EMU to diagnose epilepsy are: Video monitoring: to match the EEG signals with …

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Adults with Drug …

WEBThe ketogenic diet, a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, is an established treatment for patients with severe epilepsy. We have previously reported a moderate …

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Monitoring Mental Health in Kids with Epilepsy

WEBThis week on Seizing Life® we focus on mental health in kids with epilepsy. Madison Berl, a pediatric neuropsychologist at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. joins us …

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Bridging the Healthcare Gap: Building the Case for …

WEBAbstract, published in Epilepsy & Behavior Access to quality healthcare remains a challenge that is complicated by mounting pressures to control costs, and …

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The Reliable Measurement of Temporal Trends in …

WEBPurpose Epilepsy mortality is of considerable public health concern, as a leading cause of premature neurological death. Recent English and Welsh mortality data …

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Learn More About CURE Epilepsy's Research Mission

WEB2004. CURE's Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) Initiative breaks new ground as the first private research program dedicated to investigating SUDEP and its …

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Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) receives $2M gift …

WEBChicago, IL (March 28, 2019) – Citizen’s United for Research in Epilepsy (CURE) is delighted to announce that Shery and David Cotton and Lisa and Michael Cotton have …

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Epilepsy in Women: Challenges, Concerns, and Considerations

WEBThis week on Seizing Life® we speak with Dr. Elizabeth Gerard about impacts, challenges, and concerns specific to women living with epilepsy. From puberty to menstruation, …

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Working to Overcome Disparities in Epilepsy Care in the Hispanic

WEBThis week on Seizing Life ® we look at the challenges faced by minority groups in general and the Hispanic community in particular in accessing quality epilepsy care and learn …

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Carbamazepine – CURE Epilepsy

WEBCarbamazepine (kar ba MAZ e peen) has been approved by the FDA to treat focal (partial) seizures with complex symptomatology (psychomotor, temporal lobe). Patients with …

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Disparities in Epilepsy Care and Treatment Outcomes

WEBDisparities In Epilepsy - Transcript Page 2 of 18 . Dr. Laura Lubbers: 02:39 We'll do our best to get through as many questions as we can. We do want this webinar to be as …

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NYU Langone Receives $8 Million National Institutes of Health …

WEBPress release published by NYU Langone Health. Featuring the work of CURE Epilepsy grantee Jonathan Viventi. There are more than 3.4 million adults and …

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Lacosamide – CURE Epilepsy

WEBLacosamide (la KOE sa mide) has been approved by the FDA to treat focal-onset seizures in patients 4 years of age and older and for use with other anti-seizure medications for …

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Growing Up and Gaining Independence with Epilepsy

WEBWhen children with epilepsy grow up and begin exercising independence and challenging boundaries, parents go through the process of accepting that their child is becoming an …

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Music and the Brain

WEBIndividuals each have connections with music they enjoy, and simply listening to music encourages positive changes in mood, possible reduction in seizures, a …

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Online Events Archives – CURE Epilepsy

WEBAbout the Speaker: Sarah Glass, Ph.D. is the Chief Operating Officer at the n-Lorem Foundation, where she leads the implementation of the foundation’s mission to discover, …

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