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Childhood Absence Epilepsy Study
A Collaborative Effort Among 20 Top Pediatric Institutions
Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE) is a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital Medical Center and 19 other prestigious pediatric hospitals are working together to examine the most effective antiepileptic medications for treating this common pediatric epilepsy syndrome.
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My Child Had a Seizure. Now What Do I Do?
Introduction to Seizures and Epilepsy
- What is a seizure and what is epilepsy?
- How do we know if it was a seizure?
- What do seizures look like?
- What causes seizures and epilepsy?
- How do you determine what is causing the epilepsy?
- What is an epilepsy syndrome?
Seizure Safety
- How are seizures harmful?
- What precautions can I take to keep my child from being hurt during a seizure?
- What do I do if my child has a seizure?
- What do I do when the seizure is over?
- When do I need to call for help?
- Can I stop a seizure?
- Can my child die from epilepsy?
Treatment for Seizures
- How is epilepsy treated?
- Will seizure medications cause side effects?
- Can I use the generic form of a seizure medication?
- What other medications can my child take?
- What if my child vomits his medicine?
- What if my child misses a dose of medication?
- What if the medicine does not control my child’s seizures?
Living with Seizures
- Will my child outgrow seizures?
- Will flashing lights from TV’s, computers or video games trigger a seizure in my child?
- What else can trigger a seizure?
- Can my child play sports?
- What should I tell my child’s school?
- My child is struggling in school. What can I do to help?
- My child seems depressed or worried. What can I do to help my child?
- Will my teenager be able to drive?
- I am a teenager, what can I do to manage my epilepsy?
- What about birth control and pregnancy?
- Where can I learn more about epilepsy?
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive Columbus, Ohio 43205 614.722.2000
700 Children's Drive Columbus, Ohio 43205 614.722.2000