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Most people are treated with anti-seizure medication, and the World Health Organization estimates that up to 70% of people with epilepsy could live seizure-free with appropriate treatment. Finding the right medicine and dose can …
Read the full pageAnxiety and depression are more common among people with epilepsy than in the general population — partly the disorder, partly medication, and a great deal of it the isolation and stigma that come with it. It is common, it is not…
Read the full pageChildren with epilepsy generally belong in mainstream classrooms. What matters is that the school knows — tell the class teacher and the office, provide a written seizure plan, and put the first-aid steps somewhere visible in the…
Read the full pageThe World Health Organization estimates that around 50 million people worldwide live with epilepsy, that up to 70% could live seizure-free with appropriate treatment, and that close to 80% live in low- and middle-income countries…
Read the full pageEpilepsy is not a barrier to having children, and most women with epilepsy have straightforward pregnancies and healthy babies. Planning matters though — some anti-seizure medications carry risks in pregnancy and some interact wi…
Read the full pageEveryday nutrition with epilepsy is covered in our free guide "Epilepsy and a Healthy Diet". The ketogenic diet is different — it is a specific dietary therapy used in some cases where medication does not achieve control, and it …
Read the full pageThe IBE Travel Handbook — the International Bureau for Epilepsy's guide to travelling with epilepsy — is free to download in the resource library. For questions about your own medication while travelling, such as timing across ti…
Read the full pageTriggers vary from person to person, and many people have none they can identify. The most commonly reported are missed or late medication (by a wide margin the most common), lack of sleep, alcohol — especially withdrawal the nex…
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