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  • - IOM Report on Epilepsy is Underway
  • - Standards for epidemiologic studies and surveillance

Epilepsy is a general term for conditions with recurring seizures. There are many kinds of seizures, but all involve abnormal electrical activity in the brain that causes an involuntary change in body movement or function, sensation, awareness, or behavior.

Topics

CDC Epilepsy Activities
About Us, Improving Care, Combating Stigma, Self-Management...
State Activities
Basic Information, Statistics, Publications...
Epilepsy Basics
FAQs, Fast Facts, First Aid, Support Information, Brochures...
Projects and Training
Epilepsy Projects Underway, Variety of Trainings Available...
CDC Funded Research
Epidemiologic,
Health care/health outcome studies,
Self-management studies...
Resources
CDC Resources, Other Federal Government Resources, Nongovernment Resources...
Publications
At A Glance, Journal Articles, Reports...
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
Risk Factors, Reducing Risk, Information for Parents, Spouses...

Projects and Training

  • Law Enforcement/First Responders Training Curriculum A national education and outreach program to educate and train law enforcement and emergency response personnel to increase their recognition of seizures and promote safe and appropriate intervention practices.The law enforcement training curriculum is now available online.

  • The toolkit contains video and other materials developed for parents of teens who have epilepsy

  • Extension of Project UpliftA program for preventing depression in people with epilepsy.

  • Training for Students and Teachers Seizures and You: Take Charge of the Facts. This is an epilepsy awareness program and curriculum designed through a partnership between the Epilepsy Foundation (EF) and the CDC to educate teens and pre-teens ages 11-18.

  • Training for Nurses Managing Students with Seizures: A Training for School Nurses… descriptor… designed to provide school nurses with information, strategies and resources to better manage students with seizures.

  • Managing Epilepsy Well Network (MEW)A network working together to promote epilepsy self-management research and improve the quality of life for people with epilepsy.

  • CDC s Prevention Research Centers (PRCs) WorkFour university PRCs are working with the Managing Epilepsy Well (MEW) network to help people with epilepsy control their disorder and its effects on their life.

PEARLS Training
September 27-28, 2012
Seattle, WA

Healthy People 2020 New Epilepsy Objective
Disability and Health Objective DH-6 − Increase the proportion of people with epilepsy and uncontrolled seizures who receive appropriate medical care. Read more about these objectives.


New Clinical Guidelines
American Academy of Neurology and International League Against Epilepsy has released new guidelines on antiepileptic drug selection for people with HIV/AIDS.

 

New Standards

New standards for epidemiologic studies and surveillance of epilepsy have been published.  Participants worldwide came together to formulate these standards that will help promote consistency in definitions and epidemiologic methods.

 
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