Epilepsy and E Guide - Resources and Review

Association providing a range of health and social care services including counselling, information and support, both to the public and professional people, on aspects of epilepsy. Offers information on first aid procedures during a seizure, how to record seizures, difficulties encountered in everyday life such as driving and benefits of medication. Details are also given of different types of the disorder such as photosensitive epilepsy.
 
Set of links to journals relevant to neurology. Some have only subscription information online, others have tables of contents, abstracts or full text.
 
Information on MGH Epilepsy Surgery Unit. Details for other epilepsy resources for patients, families, and caregivers are also included.
 
Strives to promote research into new medical treatments, improve clinical and care services, increase public awareness, and provide accurate and understandable information to the families and sufferers of epilepsy. Provides information on diagnosis, seizures, treatments, living with epilepsy, a glossary of terms, relevant reading, and a list of useful addresses.
 
Provides a central location from which to learn about cerebral palsy. Material is written and compiled by a cerebral palsy sufferer who also touches on other disabilities including epilepsy and visual impairment.
 
Links to documents dealing with various aspects of epilepsy including self management and education. News and children's resources also feature, along with a professional section providing access to medical libraries. Includes annual reports, events and branch details of the organisation.
 
Resource from the NHS detailing the general background, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, prevention, complications, and treatment of epilepsy.
 
Information about epilepsy, in the form of an FAQ list, information on EFA activities, including research grants and a facility to search for local EFA affiliate organisations in the US.
 
Extensive searchable and browsable index of neurological diseases.
 
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