epilepsyUSA Magazine

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The Epilepsy Foundation’s award-winning magazine, epilepsyUSA, is published four times a year. The magazine is one of the only publications of its kind devoted entirely to news and up-to-the-minute information about epilepsy.

Regular features include first person articles by people whose lives are affected by epilepsy, expansive cover stories on topical issues, advice for living your best life and news briefs on advances in epilepsy therapies and legal rights. Each issue carries stories about people facing the challenges of living with epilepsy, so that the nearly 3 million people living with epilepsy know they are not alone.

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2011 Camps

Finding a summer camp for children with epilepsy just got easier with this list of epilepsy summer camps.

Get introduced to the new leadership at the Epilepsy Foundation and hear the plans they have for the future of the organization.

 

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Aim High

America's Got Talent contestant Connor Doran rises above adversity with confidence and grace.


From auto accidents to wartime wounds, penetrating head trauma is the leading cause of new-onset epilepsy in young adults.



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Caregivers 101

What happens when the person giving the care has epilepsy? Having epilepsy doesn’t have to determine a person’s capabilities when it comes to caring for others.

After watching their daughter’s cognitive ability regress day after day, Sirena Doty’s parents were faced with a difficult decision: should she have surgery?

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The Research Issue


Even though epilepsy surgery has been in use for more than 50 years, it is often still considered a last resort. That perception is steadily changing.

Find out what the Epilepsy Foundation is doing to fund research and attract the most talented young researchers into the field of epilepsy.



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Back to School


Getting kids ready to go back to school is always a challenge, especially for parents of kids with epilepsy. That's why we turned to parents with experience for tips and advice.

Twenty years ago, Congress enacted legislation to ensure people with disabilities had equal protection under the law.



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Fourth Annual National Walk for Epilepsy


A picture-perfect day on the National Mall draws thousands of supporters to D.C. to raise awareness about epilepsy and funds for a cure.

The Epilepsy Foundation's signature advocacy events, the Public Policy Institute and Kids Speak Up!, bring personal messages of life with epilepsy to Capitol Hill.



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2010 Summer Camps


Epilepsy Foundation affiliates across the country are getting ready to welcome campers with epilepsy for an experience of a lifetime.

In dealing with epilepsy, many Native Americans have one thing in common: extraordinary difficulty with access to neurological care.




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Expressions of Courage®


Winners of the Expressions of Courage®Art contest show what life with epilepsy is like through art.

Register now for the fourth annual National Walk for Epilepsy!