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Hollingsworth, Jan Carter – Exceptional Parent, 2007
Epilepsy, a chronic neurological seizure disorder, affects 2.7 million Americans, half of them children, and worldwide, it is the most common brain disorder. While there is not a cure for epilepsy, the goal of treatment is to achieve the greatest freedom from seizures that can be attained with the minimal amount of side effects. These days…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Seizures, Animals, Children
Apel, Laura; Hollingsworth, Jan Carter – Exceptional Parent, 2008
Three million Americans have epilepsy, a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures unprovoked by any known cause. Those at risk for epilepsy include individuals with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, autism, stroke, major head trauma, central nervous system (CNS) hemorrhage, CNS infection, dementia, and brain…
Descriptors: Seizures, Special Needs Students, School Nurses, Planning
Hollingsworth, Jan Carter – Exceptional Parent, 2007
Eric Schumacher knows all too well the trials and tribulations of tracking seizures and daily activities in the ongoing attempt to gain seizure control. Diagnosed with epilepsy in his teens, he is now bringing a new and innovative tool to the market that could help countless people with epilepsy gain better control over their seizures and thus…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Seizures, Quality of Life, Epilepsy