Resources

Graphic: FAQs

Graphic: Myths and Facts about epilepsy.

Graphic: What is the difference between a neurologist and epileptologist
Neurologist- “A neurologist is a medical doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating, and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system.”
Epileptologist - “An epileptologist is a neurologist who specializes in caring for people with epilepsy. They have completed an additional one or two years of subspecialty training in epilepsy care.”

Graphic: Health Disparities in Epilepsy

Graphic: What is SUDEP

Graphic: Epilepsy is one of the most common conditions affecting the brain. When counting both children and adults in the United States:
About 5.1 million people in the United States have a history of epilepsy.
About 3.4 million people in the United States have active epilepsy.

Graphic: Questions to ask your doctor.

Graphic: Seizure Diary

Graphic: How to tell friends you have epilepsy?

Now What Graphic.
College Survival Guide
With 1 in 26 people developing epilepsy in their
lifetime, there are thousands of students entering
college experiencing epilepsy and this guide serves to
help them thrive.
College should be an exciting time for new
experiences and friendships and epilepsy doesn’t
have to inhibit this!

Graphic: Apps for Epilepsy.

The Now What Facebook Epilepsy Support group link.

Graphic: What do I do when someone has a seizure?

Now What Graphic
What do I do when someone has a seizure?

DO
Stay CALM. Move objects
that might hurt them or gently guide them away from danger. Listen to their instructions.
CALL 911 if you are alone.
Call over a teacher or adult.

DON’T
Don’t panic. Don’t try to hold them down or put anything in their mouth. Don’t leave.

sources:
The Epilepsy Foundation The CDC The Epilepsy Society
For more information visit
www.thecameronboycefoundation.org

Graphic: What is a level 4 center? “A level 4 center provides the more complex forms of intensive neurodiagnostic monitoring, as well as more extensive medical, neuropsychological, and psychosocial treatment. Level 4 centers also offer a complete evaluation for epilepsy surgery”

Facebook group for Epilepsy patients

A one-stop shop for everything you need to know about what happens when you or a loved one is diagnosed with epilepsy. This is a community intended to share information to make living with epilepsy easier for everyone.

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