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Evaluating Your Options for Epilepsy Surgery
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Are People With Epilepsy Eligible for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots?
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Resource Centers
Getting Started on MyEpilepsyTeam
Tell your story, find your people, share and receive
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Severe Epilepsy Topic Center
Learn about types of severe epilepsy
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Your Guide to Epilepsy: Symptoms, Treatments, and More
Your Guide to Epilepsy: Symptoms, Treatments, and More
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Your Guide to Rescue Therapy for Seizures
Learn about rescue therapy for seizures.
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Focal Seizures Topic Center
Focal Seizures: Types and Treatments
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Recent articles
4 Mood Disorders Associated With Epilepsy
If you are living with epilepsy, you know that your symptoms include so much more than epileptic...
New COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters for Omicron: What To Know if You Have Epilepsy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated boosters for messenger RNA...
Can Seizures Cause Brain Damage?
The brain contains billions of nerve cells — called neurons — that communicate with one another...
Subclinical Seizures: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments
A seizure is caused by abnormal electrical activity in the brain. The person having a seizure...
Seizure Clusters Explained
Seizure clusters are typically defined as an increase in someone’s usual number of seizures over...
Breakthrough Seizures: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
When a person experiences a seizure after being seizure-free for a while through treatment, it’s...
What People With Epilepsy Should Know About Getting a Second COVID-19 Booster Shot
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has approved a second COVID-19 booster shot...
Tonic-Clonic Seizures Explained
When people think of epilepsy, they often envision jerking limbs and a loss of consciousness....
Epilepsy vs. Seizures: Understanding the Terminology
Although any seizure may be frightening and cause for concern, experiencing one doesn’t mean you...
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment
Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) is the most common form of generalized epilepsy, in which...
