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Epilepsy Canada has information available by mail.
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Seizures and Seniors (New)
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Helping those with epilepsy by giving
them a better understanding of the
condition and its treatment.
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Children and Epilepsy (New)
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This brochure is designed to provide basic information about
children with epilepsy to the general public. It does not
constitute medical advice. For purposes of this information, a
child is considered to be anyone from a newborn to a 16-yearold.
Readers should not make changes in treatment or activities
based on this information without first consulting a physician..
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Your Medication for Epilepsy (New)
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Epilepsy can be a very difficult condition to accept, but
modern anticonvulsant drug therapy has dramatically
improved prospects for people with epilepsy.
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Ketogenic Diet
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Introducing: An alternative treatment for epilepsy. The Ketogenic Diet
goal is designed to control seizures by making changes in the diet. This brochure discusses
the Ketogenic Diet in all its aspects, the benefits and side effects and a special section with 'Questions & Answers'.
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French: Diète Cétogène.
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Teens and Epilepsy
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The brochure, especially for teens, is filled with great information about
issues that are important to you, such as driving
sports, dating, working, and hanging out with firends. The brochure discusses different
types of seizures, therapies for epilepsy, and whom and when to tell you have epilepsy.
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French: Les ados et l'épilepsie.
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Men and Epilepsy
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A brochure that addresses men in particular, by giving them tools and tips on how to live
life fully with epilepsy. It is filled with information on issues such as medical and legal
information about epilepsy, while opening a link on the psychosocial aspects of epilepsy,
on relationships in the everyday life whether at work or at home.
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French:
Les hommes et l'épilepsie |
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Epilepsy: Answers to your Questions 28 pages |
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Comprehensive brochure answers common questions:
What is
epilepsy? What do seizures look like? How is epilepsy treated?
Covers first aid and also addresses medical/social issues and
examines the patient-physician relationship.
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French: L'épilepsie : quelques
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Children and Epilepsy: What Parents Need to
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Addresses common concerns: How did my child get
epilepsy? Is
it inherited? How will this affect our family? Provides information
on how to handle seizures, medications, diet, school concerns,
etc.
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French: Les enfants et l'épilepsie
: ce que les parents doivent
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Epilepsy: Seniors and Seizures 26 pages |
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Seizures among seniors are on the rise. Discusses
prevention,
seizure types and causes, warning signs and living with
epilepsy.
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French: L'épilepsie : un guide
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Your Medication for Epilepsy 16 pages |
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Describes medication types, why people react
differently to
medication and how the patient can help the physician find the
right drug. Includes a chart with photographs of medicines used
to treat epilepsy.
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French: Vos médicaments pour
l'épilepsie (Non disponible) |
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Seizures and First Aid |
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Fold out chart identifies different seizure types
and appropriate
first aid. Information provided on handling seizures that occur
under special circumstances, such as in the water, on an airplane
or bus
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French: Crises d'épilepsie et
premiers soins |
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Seizure Journal 37 pages |
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This seizure journal is designed to help you and your doctor track some important information
about your seizures, including the type of seizures you have, their detailed descriptions, how often and when they occur,
epilepsy medications you have taken, any possible side effects, seizure triggers, and more.
Your doctor needs this information to give you the best medical care possible. Remember to take this journal with you
each time you visit your doctor
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French: Journal des crises |
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| people with epilepsy are just like you |
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poster for the 2004 awareness campaign.
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French: épilepsie: nous sommes comme vous |
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For parents, teachers & caregivers of
Children living with epilepsy (CD_ROM) (produced by Epilepsy Ontario) |
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Advocacy is the process of requesting what you need
or want for you and your child. It is
getting the services and care you and your
child are not receiving to which you are entitled.
Education about epilepsy will help to eliminate
people's fears, misunderstandings, myths and
tendencies to avoid or overprotect
a child living with seizures.
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Breaking the Silence for Women living with epilepsy (CD_ROM) (produced by Epilepsy Ontario) |
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Women's stories tell us that there is still a long way to go.
Women with epilepsy can be vulnerable to abuse and assault.
Women with epilepsy rarely have access to information about
how epilepsy affects and is affected by women's bodies and women's lives.
The goal of our Millenium Initiative is to empower women living with epilepsy
throught providing knowledge and support
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New Horizons for Seniors Living with Epilepsy (CD_ROM) (produced by Epilepsy Ontario) |
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It can be a very upsetting experience to be newly diagnosed with epilepsy as a senior.
For others who have lived with epilepsy all their lives, new challenges and concerns present themselves in the senior years.
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To order any of these CD-ROMs ($10 each):
contact us.
or
Epilepsy Ontario
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