A new study is recruiting adults with focal epilepsy seizures who would be interested in helping test a new transdermal (gel) epilepsy treatment. To find out if you would be eligible to take part, please visit the page below: http://clinicaltrial.mediscreener.com/epilepsy/
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(and possibly other disabilities). This is not about how to parent a child who has epilepsy. I am writing this about how to look after yourself as a parent, and how to hopefully not lose your mind. A little bit about me. I have three children and I am married to a wonderfully patient man. Our youngest child has epilepsy and she also has other
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How do you write a CV, a covering letter, know how to apply for jobs (let alone apply online), prepare yourself for a job interview, or understand fully the value of networking, if you are not in the know about these things? Throw in a perceived (or real) barrier such as a disability to employment, and then the going starts to get tough, but it
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Embrace is the first medical-quality wearable to help measure stress, epileptic seizures, activity and sleep. As well as identifying seizures it also has a feature to notify parents and caregivers when a seizure occurs. ” When people that have Epilepsy wear Embrace, they will get an alert when an unusual event happens, like a convulsive seizure. It will go via their smartphone to parents, roommates
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I did the unthinkable, the unimaginable, and certainly the unpredictable: I fell into a shallow hole whilst out walking, and broke my right ankle and left elbow on impact. Ouch!! So, I did what others do whilst facing a ban on driving, I got to and organised my days with the help of others. I discovered that: 1. Family and friends are worthy of special
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