Epilepsy Resources

Health and Prevention for Epilepsy

You may find handling epilepsy overwhelming. These handouts and links offer quick, easy guidelines and information to make your experience more manageable.

Educational Materials

Seizure Education and Safety

• First aid for seizures (PDF)
• Patient safety in adults (PDF)
• New onset seizures (PDF)
• Antiepileptic drugs: Frequently asked questions (PDF)
• Antiepileptic drugs and suicidal thoughts (PDF)
• Non-epileptic spells (NES) or pseudoseizures (PDF)
• Obtaining trough blood levels (PDF)

Women and Epilepsy

• Pregnancy and seizures (PDF)

Diagnostic Testing

• What is a SPECT scan? (PDF)
• Instructions for routine outpatient EEG (PDF)
• Instructions for inpatient video-EEG monitoring (PDF)
• Neuropsychological testing (PDF)

Epilepsy Surgery

• Epilepsy surgery overview (PDF)

Related Links

• American Epilepsy Society (AES)
• Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia
• National Epilepsy Foundation
• No More Seizures.org
• Questions and Answers about Epilepsy in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Seizuretracker.com