The video clips offered on this site were extracted from Epilepsy Ontario's video All about Epilepsy. It was produced in 1991; some medical references may now be dated. There are no references to the newest generation of anticonvulsant medications, recent diagnostic advances or the very real issues faced by all people with epilepsy or another disability every day.

However, these depictions of common seizures and the look into living with a seizure disorder are still relevant. So, too, remains the need– both to know about epilepsy and to help.

We are currently looking for funding or help in order to make a new video for global distribution. If you think you can help us in this regard, please contact us.

What is epilepsy?
00:52 - 1.5 MB

What is it like to live with epilepsy?
01:21 - 2.3 MB

What is the prevailing attitude towards epilepsy?
00:53 - 1.5 MB

What happens in the brain during a seizure? Why?
01:47 - 3 MB

What causes seizures? What is a "seizure threshold"? Does having 1 seizure mean a diagnosis of epilepsy?
00:51 - 1.5 MB

Overcoming fear.
00:22 - 0.6 MB
 
How is a diagnosis made?
00:50 - 1.4 MB






Seizure Types / First Aid
Tonic Clonic Seizures formerly grand mal seizures 01:08 - 1.9 MB	First Aid for Tonic Clonic Seizures 01:36 - 2.6 MB
Status Epilepticus 00:29 - 0.9 MB	First Aid for Status Epilepticus 00:29 - 0.9 MB
Complex Partial Seizures formerly temporal lobe seizures 01:23 - 2.4 MB	First Aid for Complex Partial Seizures 00:28 - 0.8 MB
Absence Seizures formerly petit mal seizures 01:09 - 2.0 MB	Specific First Aid is not needed.
Other Seizures including Simple Partial Seizures & Nocturnal Seizures 00:29 - 0.9 MB	If a child has a seizure, always notify the parents.

Medications
00:30 - 0.9 MB

Lifestyle Considerations & Surgery
00:35 - 1.0 MB

Will my child always have epilepsy?
00:26 - 0.8 MB

Recent Developments
00:27 - 0.8 MB

Why should I contact my local epilepsy organization?
01:15 - 2.1 MB

All of the above clips were taken from this video. Please only download this version if you have a high-speed internet connection.

All About Epilepsy
18:31 - 34 MB





Epilepsy Organizations in Ontario

Epilepsy Organizations in Canada

links

The original production of the video All about Epilepsy was made possible by the Trillium Foundation.

Pat Graham - director; Kathy Roeder White - scriptwriter; Frank Kantar - narrator; Brian Ferguson & Tom Harpell - cameras; David Smith (Innerlight Productions) - editor; Duncan Holt (Duncan's Audio) - sound; Andrew J Thompson (Studio 29) - music; Motion Graphics - graphics & animation


Special thanks to Agnes Etherington Arts Centre (Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario), Ambassador Hotel & Convention Centre, Cataraqui Town Centre, Epilepsy Kingston & Area, Hotel Dieu Hospital, and Kingston General Hospital, and to all persons who appear in the video.


This material has been posted as part of Epilepsy Ontario's contribution to Epilepsy Awareness Month in Ontario, and in recognition of the international campaign to bring epilepsy "Out of the Shadows".