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Lifestyle > Independence
Medication Management Independence for Teens with Chronic Conditions
...thinking twice. But high school ends in three years, and you can't follow them...it off without a crisis landing you in the ER because they forgot a dose,...the Handoff Feels Risky. Medication management isn't filing papers or doing laundry....physiological. A missed dose of a seizure medication, an insulin error, a skipped...
Medical > Neurology
Medically Understanding Seizures in Special Needs Individuals: A Comprehensive Guide
...Managing Seizures in...Seizures in Individuals...increase in our...of seizures, particularly...particularly in individuals...surrounding seizures, offering...the seizure types...seen in special...to seizure occurrence,...effective management strategies....strategies. Seizures & Special...of seizures is...higher in individuals...to seizures. It...that seizures are...disease in themselves,...changes in how...of Seizures The...of seizures involves...focal seizures, which...start in one...generalized seizures, which...classifications, seizures can...that seizures can...different in every...Individual. In some...
Medical > Neurology
Unraveling the Link: Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders in Special Needs Individuals
...Disorders in Special...especially in individuals...attention in the medical...unprovoked seizures, affects...prevalent in individuals...commonly seen in individuals...efficient management and, ultimately,...ultimately, seizure control....disorders in special...are rooted in the nervous...Syndrome, common in individuals...Effective management of epilepsy...epilepsy in individuals...epilepsy management. These tests...
Lifestyle > Independence
Emergency Response Skills: When and How to Call 911
...teaching them how is an act of trust in their capability, not preparation for...staying on the line when anxiety kicks in. All of those are teachable skills....is "call 911 if someone is hurt or in danger." That's too abstract for many...breathing, bleeding heavily, or having a seizure that doesn't stop. Chest pain. A fall...
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants
Voice-Activated Emergency Calling for People Living Alone with Disabilities
You're in the bathroom when you fall. Your phone is charging...why people living alone with mobility limitations, seizure disorders, or other disabilities need emergency...assistants like Alexa and Google Home have built-in emergency features, but most people don't know they...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
School Seizure Action Plans: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know
...has a seizure in the...seizure in the cafeteria,...child's seizures look...Generic seizure training...specific seizure pattern....pattern. A Seizure Action...does. A Seizure Action...has a seizure. It describes...the seizure looks...first seizure at school...What a Seizure Action...school seizure action...child's seizure type(s)....Absence seizures look...tonic-clonic seizures. Focal...aware seizures look...awareness seizures. The...like in the classroom....the seizure usually...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...neurologist just told you the seizures are medication resistant. You've...Dietary Therapy Works for Seizures. The ketogenic diet shifts...metabolic shift appears to reduce seizure activity through multiple mechanisms....and reduce oxidative stress in brain tissue. The exact mechanisms...medications experience significant seizure reduction on a ketogenic diet....
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers
...this is the seizure type that requires...medication in the nurse's...respond to seizures with no medical...parents managing seizures at home, see...complete guide to seizure first aid.)...before the first seizure, not during...child had a seizure recently? What...Tonic-clonic seizures involve the...consciousness. Absence seizures look like the...seconds. Focal seizures may involve...
Medical > Pediatrics
When Your Pediatrician Isn't Enough: Building a Medical Home for Complex Needs
...when you call with a question about whether the new seizure medication might be causing the digestive issues,...home solves it by putting one provider or practice in charge of coordinating everything: not just primary...coordInated, comprehensive, and culturally effective. In practice, that means one provider or team manages...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...climbed to roughly 17% in 2025 — the highest in...in 2025 — the highest in three decades, up from...statutory authorities remain in effect. Goldman Sachs...70% of tariff costs in 2026 as inventories...translating to $592 billion in higher prices for US...equipment is manufactured in China and Southeast...genetic conditions, seizure disorders, metabolic...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: What to Do, What Not to Do, and When to Call 911
...their first seizure, parents...things worse. Seizure first aid...feel helpful in the moment...Types of Seizures and What...Like. Not all seizures look alike,...Tonic-clonic seizures, sometimes...grand mal seizures, involve...the word "seizure." It typically...Absence seizures look like...documentation. Focal seizures begin in...seizures begin in one part...Tonic-Clonic Seizure. The first...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients
...therapy currently in clinical trial is...something that families in this space have been...disrupted or absent in certain regions,...certain regions, seizures can propagate. NRTX-1001...a single, clear seizure focus and is generally...epilepsy, where seizures originate in both...seizures originate in both hemispheres....is being tested in both bilateral and...