Epilepsy Blog Relay Post—Technology and Epilepsy

This post is part of the Epilepsy Blog Relay™, which will run from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30, 2017.  Follow along!

We have come a long way in treating people with epilepsy. From crude medications and incantations we now know are useless, we now have an abundance of drugs specifically targeted toward different types of epilepsy. Also, we have various types of surgery as an option as well as implants including the VNS (vagus nerve stimulator) and the RNS (responsive nerve stimulation). Who knows what may be next?

Epilepsy Awareness Month and Hope for the Future

Hi everyone! I apologize for being away for so long. Seems like life has been flying by. Anyway, it’s November, which means that it is National Epilepsy Awareness Month! There have been many advances in epilepsy therapy in the past year or two, as new medications and devices keep coming out or improving. 

Surgery Options for Epilepsy

On Friday, I went to the epilepsy support group meeting of the Epilepsy Support Network of Orange County.  We had an excellent speaker,Dr. Mary Zupanc, pediatric epileptologist of Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) and University of California—Irvine.  She talked about new surgery options for epilepsy.