| Epilepsy
Action:
0808 800 5050 |
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Confidential advice and information
from trained staff, on diagnosis,
medication, driving, pregnancy
and other issues related to living
with epilepsy |
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| National
Society of Epilepsy:
01494 601400 |
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people with epilepsy, their
families, friends, carers,
employers, GPs, nurses,
healthcare professionals,
schools, students... |
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| Brain
and Spine Foundation:
0808
808 1000 |
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service run by neuroscience
nurses and other health
professionals, covering
all brain and spine conditions,
from fairly common to the
very rare. |
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| Seizure
types |
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| Treatments
for epilepsy |
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| Electronic
Medicines Compendium |
| Searchable
database of official technical
information about all medications
available in the UK, including
side effects and possible
interactions with other
medicines. Type the name
of the medication into the
search box top right |
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| Vagus
Nerve Stimulator |
| Information
site provided by Cyberonics
who make the VNS implant.
Patients' manual available
to download. |
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| Ketogenic
diet resources |
| Matthew's
Friends - for parents of
children on the ketogenic
diet: information, advice,
recipes, support and contacts |
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| Resources
for young people |
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| YouthHealthTalk.org/epilepsy
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| In
this multimedia website, launched
by YouthHealthTalk.org,41 young
people with epilepsy communicate
their experiences through written
information, videos and audio
clips. It aims to help young people
who have epilepsy to understand
it better and feel more at ease |
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| Epilepsy
and pregnancy |
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| SUDEP |
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| Epilepsy
Bereaved |
| Information
and support for people who
have lost a loved one due
to epilepsy |
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| Genetics
of epilepsy |
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| AboutKidsHealth's
genetics page |
| Very
good overview of how genes cause
epilepsy in both adults and children
(may be a bit slow to load but
worth it) |
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| The
science of the brain |
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| Treatment
regulations in the UK |
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| The
Directgov directory |
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Comprehensive UK government
website with links to information
on all aspects of public
services including health
services, driving regulations
and benefits |
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| The
latest research into epilepsy |
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| MedScape |
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Up-to-date medical information
and the newest research
- free registration required |
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| The
PubMed database |
| Global
database of all medical research
published in listed journals |
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| Literature |
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| External
events |
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External website links
are provided for convenience
and for information only;
they do not constitute an
endorsement by Epilepsy
Research UK.
All external links open
in a new window.
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Epilepsy Research
UK, PO Box 3004, London
W4 4XT
Tel: (+44) (0) 20 8995 4781 • Fax: (+44) (0) 870 838 1069
Registered Charity No. 1100394
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