Resources

Here are just a few resources we've found helpful. Many of these sites have additional links to other resources. Be sure to check them out thoroughly. We do not endorse anything any of these websites might promote. No advice or treatment is better than your neurologist or epileptologist.

Associations/Foundations | Pharmaceutical | Informational Articles
Internet Connections | Hospitals and Treatment Centers
Media | Personal Sites

Associations/Foundations

• American Epilepsy Society
• Epilepsy Action (British Epilepsy Association)
• The Epilepsy Care Group - Singapore
• The EpiCentre
• Epilepsy.com
• Epilepsy Education Association, Inc.
• Epilepsy Foundation
• Epilepsy Ontario
• High Plains Epilepsy Association
• International League Against Epilepsy
• National Society for Epilepsy

Pharmaceutical

• Healthtouch Online
• Medlink
• Mental Health Medications
• RxList
• Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library of Health Information

Informational Articles and Resources

• Advances in the treatment of Epilepsy - July 2001
• American Brain Tumor Association's Dictionary for Brain Tumor Patients
• Complex Partial Seizures Present Diagnostic Challenge - "Psychiatric Times"
• Epilepsy Contact Database
• Epilepsy Syndromes
• Genetic link to Epilepsy
• Healing Well.com - About Epilepsy
• Initial Management of New Onset Seizures, to Treat or Not to Treat? for Physicians
• Inside the Brain
• Ketogenic Diet
  • Ketogenic Diet Resource Page
  • Stanford University Ketogenic Diet Program
  • The Charlie Foundation
• National Center for Disease Control - Epilepsy
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes - Brain Basics: Know your brain
• National Insitute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes Disorders Index
• Neurology Channel - Epilepsy
• Neuroscience for Kids - Explore the brain and spinal cord
• Omental Tissue Surgery Links
• On-line Medical Dictionary
• Texas Department of Health Epilepsy Program FAQ
• The Vagus Nerve Stimulator from a Patient's Perspective
• Virtual Hospital: A Digital Library of Health Information
• Washington University School of Medicine Neuroscience Tutorial
• Yahoo Guide to Epilepsy

Internet Connections

• Epilepsy-L Listserve
• iVillage's Epilepsy and Seizures Messageboard

Hospitals and Treatment Centers

• Florida Epilepsy Services Providers Association
• Huntington Memorial Hospital Epilepsy & Brain Mapping Program (California)
• Johns Hopkins Epilepsy Center
• Massachusetts General Hospital Epilepsy Unit
• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
• Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Epilepsy Center
• University of Texas-Southwestern Epilepsy Center
• University of South Florida/Tampa General Hospital Epilepsy Program
• University of Washington Regional Epilepsy Center

Media

• First Do No Harm - Starring Meryl Streep

Personal Sites

1. Fit and Well