This hub covers seizure first aid: what to do during a seizure, when to use rescue meds, and when to call 911. Clear, research-informed guidance for home, school, sports, and sleep.
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If a convulsive seizure lasts ~5 minutes, breathing is abnormal, injury occurs, it’s a first seizure, or recovery is not typical.
A written plan for caregivers/schools that includes seizure types, what to do, and when to use rescue meds.
Often yes with 1:1 close supervision, a plan, and risk discussion with your neurologist.
Showers are usually safer than baths. If using a bath, supervision matters.
This paper was a systematic review, which means the authors searched the medical literature and combined results from earlier reports.
This study looked at how different antiseizure medications (ASMs) affect two important proteins in the body: cytochrome P450 2C9 (CYP2C9) and P-glycoprotein (P-gp).
This study looked at how well a procedure called stereoelectroencephalography (sEEG) works for patients with epilepsy who do not respond to medication.
A study was conducted to see how effective and safe the medication zonisamide is for children with developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) or epileptic encephalopathy (EE).
This study looked at how the environment affects walking, stress, and anxiety in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE).
This study looked at the effects of deep brain stimulation (DBS) on adults with drug-resistant epilepsy (DRE) who had not found relief from other treatments, including vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).
A recent study looked at a new treatment called soticlestat for people with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS), a severe form of epilepsy.
This study looked at two different forms of cannabidiol (CBD) to see how they are absorbed and how safe they are.
Researchers studied the use of ketogenic diets as a treatment for epilepsy in pregnant women.