Information Sheets & Brochures

The documents below are produced and/or distributed by the BC Epilepsy Society. A printable list of the topics is here. If you would like to order hard copies, please contact our office.

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• Epilepsy Fact Sheet 
• Seizure Types and First Aid
• Seizure First Aid Poster
• Seizure First Aid Wallet Card - available from BC Epilepsy Society office

Assessment and Treatment

• Electroencephalography (EEG)  
• Anti-Epileptic Medications 
• Summary of Anti-Epileptic Medications 
• Epilepsy Surgery 
• Functional MRI for Children with Epilepsy 
• Epilepsy and Neuropsychology    
• Vagal Nerve Stimulation    
• Ketogenic Diet   
• Epilepsy and Genetics     

Living with Epilepsy

• Your Health Care Team     
• Making the Most of Your Doctor Visit  
• Seizures and Your Safety 
• Medical Identification & Safety Devices  
• Triggers for Epileptic Seizures   
• Driving and Epilepsy    
• Epilepsy and Memory    
• Stress Management  
• Sports and Recreation    
• Depression and Epilepsy  
• Travel and Epilepsy  
• Seizures and Sleep   
• Information on Alcohol and Drugs   
• What is SUDEP  
• Seizure Record Form  

Epilepsy & School

• Understanding the Student with Epilepsy: Tips for Teachers     
• School and Parent Partnerships    

Epilepsy & Employment   

• Accommodating Epilepsy in the Workplace 
• Employment and Disclosure 
• Employment Programs - currently under revision
• Looking for a Job
   

• Financial Help for Medical Costs      
• PharmaCare & Epilepsy     
• Estate Planning  

Children & Youth with Epilepsy

• Seizures in the Infant   
• Providing Childcare to Children with Epilepsy  
• You and Your Seizures - Just for Kids  
• Teens & Epilepsy   
• Brothers and Sisters of Children with Epilepsy  
• When Mom or Dad has Epilepsy    
• Learning Difficulties and Epilepsy  
• Absence Epilepsy
• Benign Rolandic Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (BREC)

Women with Epilepsy

• Hormones & Epilepsy
• Special Concerns about Seizure Medications for Women
• Special Concerns about Seizure Medications for Teenage Girls
• Epilepsy and Contraception
• Epilepsy and Sexual Relationships for Women
• Parenting Concerns for the Mother with Epilepsy
• Menopause and Epilepsy
• Bone Health
       

Pregnancy & Epilepsy

• Pregnancy & the Mother’s Health  
• Pregnancy & the Developing Child    

• Men & Epilepsy   

 
Seniors with Epilepsy

• Issues for Seniors with Epilepsy 

 
Additional Topics

• Seizure Alert and Response Dogs     
• All About Partial Seizures      
• Photosensitivity 
• Epilepsy and ADHD  
• Non-Epileptic Seizures  
• Essential Skills in Self Advocacy