Mood disorder may represent the most common, and likely the most worrisome, psychiatric manifestation associated with epilepsy. Mood disorders in people with epilepsy can greatly impact a person's daily activities and quality of life. These feelings may be present most of the time, or appear just before, during, or after a seizure. Depression is frequently associated, although anxiety and bipolar disorder may also co-occur with epilepsy. Listen to the expert in this episode on Epilepsy and Mood Disorders

Epilepsy is a disorder that involves a constellation of symptoms that vary in frequency and intensity from child to child. Of those children with epilepsy, approximately 25% continue to experience poor seizure control even with anti-epileptic drug therapy. In addition, it is well documented that epilepsy in children is associated with problems in multiple areas, including academic achievement, behavioral and emotional adjustment, and social competence. To know more tune into this episode on Epilepsy and learning issues.

There are many different kinds of seizures. The doctor must know which kind you had before the right medication can be prescribed. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell certain kinds of seizures from others. The doctor may not see the seizure, so he or she must rely on your description, or the information that you got from others, about your seizures and the form they take along with what medical tests reveal to help the physician to decide which medication to use. What are the right ways of Describing and Recording Seizures, To know more tune into this episode.

Epilepsy is a disorder that involves a constellation of symptoms that vary in frequency and intensity from child to child. Of those children with epilepsy, approximately 25% continue to experience poor seizure control even with anti-epileptic drug therapy. In addition, it is well documented that epilepsy in children is associated with problems in multiple areas, including academic achievement, behavioral and emotional adjustment, and social competence. To know more tune into this episode on Epilepsy and learning issues.

The ketogenic diet is one treatment option for children or adults with epilepsy whose seizures are not controlled with anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). The diet may help to reduce the number or severity of seizures and may have other positive effects. To know more tune into this episode.

Mood disorder may represent the most common, and likely the most worrisome, psychiatric manifestation associated with epilepsy. Mood disorders in people with epilepsy can greatly impact a person's daily activities and quality of life. These feelings may be present most of the time, or appear just before, during, or after a seizure. Depression is frequently associated, although anxiety and bipolar disorder may also co-occur with epilepsy. Listen to the expert in this episode on Epilepsy and Mood Disorders

Epilepsy can be associated with profound physical, psychological and social consequences, and its impact on a person’s quality of life can be greater than that of some other chronic conditions. A number of factors are thought to contribute to this, including the unpredictability of seizures as well as the stigma often associated with epilepsy. Importantly, no two people with epilepsy are the same: seizure severity and frequency varies greatly from person to person. Research suggests that increased seizure severity can have a negative impact on a person’s quality of life, contributing to anxiety and socially avoidant behavior. Listen to the expert in this episode on how epilepsy affects quality of life.

There are many different kinds of seizures. The doctor must know which kind you had before the right medication can be prescribed. Sometimes it’s difficult to tell certain kinds of seizures from others. The doctor may not see the seizure, so he or she must rely on your description, or the information that you got from others, about your seizures and the form they take along with what medical tests reveal to help the physician to decide which medication to use. What are the right ways of Describing and Recording Seizures, To know more tune into this episode.