Epilepsy Related Sites

Information related to epilepsy can be found through the hyperlinks below. Please note that the list below does not constitute an endorsement by the South Carolina HOPE Project, MUSC, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ORGANIZATIONS

Epilepsy Foundation of America
http://www.efa.org/

Epilepsy Foundation of South Carolina
http://www.epilepsysc.org/

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
http://www.cureepilepsy.org/

American Epilepsy Society (AES)
http://www.aesnet.org/

International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
http://www.ilae-epilepsy.org/

Epilepsy Congress
http://www.epilepsycongress.org/

EPILEPSY INFORMATION

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Epilepsy
http://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/

The Epilepsy Project
http://www.epilepsy.com/

National Institutes of Health
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/epilepsy/epilepsy.htm

MedlinePlus - Epilepsy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html

German Epilepsy Museum (Epilepsy History)
http://www.epilepsiemuseum.de/english/index.html

Epilepsy Action (British Epilepsy Association)
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/index.html

PBS "Second Opinion" - Epilepsy
http://www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/epilepsy/index.html

North Pacific Epilepsy Research
http://www.seizures.net/

Epinet (Victoria, Australia)
http://www.epinet.org.au/

World Health Organization (WHO) - Epilepsy
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs165/en/index.html (General Info)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs168/en/index.html (History)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs166/en/index.html (Social, Economic)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs167/en/index.html (Advances)

Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (F.A.C.E.S.)
http://www.med.nyu.edu/faces/

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (S.U.D.E.P.)
http://www.sudep.org/

E-medicine Health
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9295-1.asp

EPILEPSY WEBSITES FOR CHILDREN

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html (Neuroscience)
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/epi.html (Epilepsy)

KidsHealth - Epilepsy
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/epilepsy.html

EPILEPSY WEBSITES FOR PARENTS

Parents Against Childhood Epilepsy
http://www.paceusa.org/

Parents Reaching Out to Parents
http://www.proparents.org/

Family Connection of South Carolina
http://www.familyconnectionsc.org/

Social Security/Disability and Epilepsy
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/01/SSR87-06-di-01.html

ONLINE EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUPS

Epilepsy-L Online Support Group
http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/epilepsy-l.html

Epilepsy911 Online Support Group
http://www.geocities.com/epilepsy911/

CANINE ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH SEIZURES

Canine Assistance
http://www.canineassistants.org/

Carolina Canines - Seizure Assist Dogs
http://www.carolinacanines.org/seizure-assist-dogs.html

EPILEPSY INFORMATION IN OTHER LANGUAGES

New York Epilepsy Institute - Epilepsy Fact Sheets (Different Languages)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/index.htm (English)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/spanish/index.htm (Spanish)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/french/index.htm (French)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/russian/index.htm (Russian)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/chinese/index.htm (Chinese)

EPILEPSY CENTERS AND PROGRAMS

National Association of Epilepsy Centers
http://www.naecepilepsy.org/centers/centers.html

MUSC Adult Neurology Epilepsy Program
http://www.musc.edu/neurology/clinical_neuro/epilepsy.htm

MUSC Pediatric Neurology Epilepsy Program
http://www.musc.edu/neurology/clinical_neuro/clinped.htm