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Epilepsy Professional
Epilepsy wishlist?
In an ideal world, what would patients wish for? Elizabeth Champion examines the best case scenarios of several patients whose treatment has been lacking. But how realistic are their dreams and what can health professionals do to accommodate them?
Sharing anxiety
The connection between epilepsy and anxiety seems established. Dr Jayne Brooks and Professor Gus Baker examine the advantages of group therapy in dealing with epilepsy-related anxiety.
Safety of new borns
Professor Pamela Crawford explains that many mothers with epilepsy worry that their seizures pose a risk to their babies. How can professionals provide useful and relevant information to keep those infants safe?
And much more in the April 2008 issue of Epilepsy Professional
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Latest News
Less than half of patients with active epilepsy in the United States are informed by their doctors about treatment options, according to a survey by the American Epilepsy Society and the Epilepsy Foundation.
Asking people who have partial seizures how often they have seizures does not appear to provide an accurate count, according to a report in the journal Archives of Neurology.




