If I Had - My First Seizure (Future Prevention) Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure (Future Prevention) - Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure (Medicinal Response) Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure (Medicinal Response) - Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure (Diagnostic Testing) Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure (Diagnostic Testing) - Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - My First Seizure - Dr. Steven Schachter, MD
If I Had - A Child Experience a Seizure for the First Time Dr. Bill Gaillard, MD
If I Had - A Child Experience a Seizure for the First Time - Dr. Bill Gaillard, MD
Brushing Teeth Linked to Seizures in those with Epilepsy
Brushing Teeth Linked to Seizures in those with Epilepsy
The following video clips are excerpts 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.
What is Epilepsy?
What is it like to live with epilepsy?
What is the prevailing attitude towards epilepsy?
What happens in the brain during a seizure? Why?
What causes seizures? What is a "seizure threshold"?
Overcoming Fear
Tonic-Clonic Seizures
First Aid for Tonic-Clonic Seizures
First Aid for Status Epilepticus
Complex Partial Seizures
First Aid for Complex Partial Seizures
Absence Seizures
Other Seizures
How is epilepsy diagnosed?
Treatments for Epilepsy: Medications
Treatments for Epilepsy: Lifestyle Considerations & Surgery
Will my child always have epilepsy?
Why you should contact your local epilepsy organization
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