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Special Needs > Epilepsy
School Seizure Action Plans: What Every Parent and Teacher Needs to Know
...a seizure in...child's seizures look...Generic seizure training...specific seizure pattern....A Seizure Action...Seizure Action Plan...Action Plan does....A Seizure Action...Seizure Action Plan...Action Plan (SAP)...a seizure. It...the seizure looks...first seizure at...a Seizure Action...Seizure Action Plan...Action Plan Contains....school seizure action...seizure action plan...action plan is...child's seizure type(s)....Absence seizures look...tonic-clonic seizures. Focal...aware seizures look...awareness seizures. The...The plan should...the seizure usually...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: What to Do, What Not to Do, and When to Call 911
...their first seizure, parents describe...things worse. Seizure first aid...resisting the actions that feel...Types of Seizures and What Each...Like. Not all seizures look alike,...Tonic-clonic seizures, sometimes...grand mal seizures, involve the...the word "seizure." It typically...Absence seizures look like...documentation. Focal seizures begin in one...Tonic-Clonic Seizure. The first...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Dietary Therapy for Epilepsy: A Parent's Guide to Ketogenic and Modified Atkins Diets
...child's neurologist just told you the seizures are medication resistant. You've tried...protocols. How Dietary Therapy Works for Seizures. The ketogenic diet shifts your child's...metabolic shift appears to reduce seizure activity through multiple mechanisms....medications experience significant seizure reduction on a ketogenic diet. The...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Seizure First Aid: A Step-by-Step Guide for Families and Caregivers
...this is the seizure type that requires...to respond to seizures with no medical...parents managing seizures at home, see...complete guide to seizure first aid.) What...before the first seizure, not during it....child had a seizure recently? What...Tonic-clonic seizures involve the whole...consciousness. Absence seizures look like the...seconds. Focal seizures may involve confusion,...
Medical > Pediatrics
When Your Pediatrician Isn't Enough: Building a Medical Home for Complex Needs
...you call with a question about whether the new seizure medication might be causing the digestive issues,...provider or team manages your child's entire care plan. A medical home doesn't replace specialists. It...schedule, the medical home provider knows both plans and can guide you. For children with medical complexity,...
Assistive Tech > Mobility
Tariffs Are Raising the Cost of Wheelchairs, AAC Devices, and Medications — What Families Can Do
...abroad. Even software-only solutions run on hardware subject to tariffs. Pharmaceutical products: Specialty medications for rare genetic conditions, seizure disorders, metabolic diseases. Many rely on imported active ingredients or are manufactured entirely outside the US. Proposed tariffs up to 200% could...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
A New Epilepsy Treatment Reports Over 90% Seizure Reduction in Initial Patients
...signals are disrupted or absent in certain regions, seizures can propagate. NRTX-1001 is designed to restore...resective surgery requires identifying a single, clear seizure focus and is generally not an option for people...people with bilateral temporal lobe epilepsy, where seizures originate in both hemispheres. Removing tissue...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Sleep and Epilepsy: The Interconnected Link and Solutions
...neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, can have far-reaching effects on various aspects...has shown that sleep deprivation can lower the seizure threshold, making individuals with epilepsy more...individuals with epilepsy more susceptible to seizures. Lifestyle Changes, Medication, and Therapies:...
Medical > Neurology
Medically Understanding Seizures in Special Needs Individuals: A Comprehensive Guide
...Managing Seizures in Individuals...understanding of seizures, particularly...surrounding seizures, offering...of the seizure types...contribute to seizure occurrence,...strategies. Seizures & Special...prevalence of seizures is higher...prone to seizures. It is...understand that seizures are not...Types of Seizures The assessment...assessment of seizures involves...focal seizures, which...generalized seizures, which...classifications, seizures can take...note that seizures can look...
Medical > Neurology
Unraveling the Link: Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders in Special Needs Individuals
...Epilepsy, a chronic disorder, characterized by recurrent and unprovoked seizures, affects numerous people globally. While it's a universal condition, it's...needs. This is the first step towards efficient management and, ultimately, seizure control. The Neurological Link. Studies have consistently demonstrated...
Assistive Tech > Apps
Special Needs App of the Day – Seizure Tracker
...Moss, creator of Seizure Tracker...Tracker Seizure Tracker Robert...their son Evan's seizures when he was one...old. But Evan's seizures were so frequent...help track the seizures and the medications...You Develop the Seizure Tracker App?...surgery, Evan was seizure-free for about...years. When the seizures returned they were...
Special Needs > Epilepsy
Preventing Autism from Epilepsy
...from developing after seizures. Researcher Dr. Frances...Frances Jensen says that seizures overstimulate the mTOR...rapamycin before and after seizures had decreased autism-like...signaling, which reduces seizure activity and prevented...activity and prevented seizure-induced changes in the...the treatment prevents seizures and autism later in life,...