Everything you'll need to know about epilepsy.
Date Submitted: 11/07/2004 18:45:08
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 7 pages (1991 words)
Category: / Recreation & Sports / Health Care
Length: 7 pages (1991 words)
Epilepsy Research Paper
The word "epilepsy" is derived from the Greek word meaning a condition of being overcome, seized or attacked. (2) Epilepsy is not a disease. It is a symptom of a neurological disorder--a physical condition--that from time to time, produces brief disturbances in the normal electrical functions of the brain. Epilepsy is characterized by sudden, brief seizures, which vary in nature and intensity from person to person. (3)
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…Guide for Parents of Children with Epilepsy." N.p.: Shire US Inc., 2000.
(2)Epilepsy Foundation. Ed. Eric Hargis. Jan. 2001. Epilepsy Foundation of America. 16 Mar. 2003 http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
(3)"Issues and Answers: A guide for parents of children with seizures, ages six to twelve." Landover, MD: Epilepsy Foundation of America, 1993.
(4)Minier, R. "When children have seizures." Scholastic Early Childhood Today. (1994).
(5)Spiegel, G.L., Ed. "What every teacher should know about epilepsy." Intervention in school and clinic 1 (1996): 34-38.
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