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• Creating a seizure preparedness plan: A template to tailor your personal plan
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Medication Resources

• Dilantin® 100 mg. Capsules: What You Need to Know
• Seizure Medications
• Generic Drugs
• Consult the AED Name Database for Seizure Medicines
• FDA Recommendations Before Starting Carbamazepine
• Complete Drug Information for Oxcarbazepine

Videos, Books, and Resources

• Robert Fisher, MD, PhD, Understanding Epilepsy: Eight separate videos offer clear and compelling information
• Roy Sucholeiki, MD, The World of Epilepsy - A chapter by chapter guide: A Video Book about Epilepsy
• Epilepsy Therapy Project/PBS documentary
• Orrin Devinsky, MD, Epilepsy: Patient and Family Guide (This book is widely praised for its comprehensive and authoritative discussion of epilepsy. Dr. Devinsky is a co-founder of the Epilepsy Therapy Project.)
• Epilepsy links: An annotated list with 40 different sites

Chief Editor’s Blog

Technology and New Epilepsy Therapies

The introduction of the vagus nerve stimulator in 1997 represented the first FDA-approved medical device for the treatment of epilepsy. Two other forms of brain stimulation are currently in clinical trials, and many more are at earlier stages of testing. Last month, I had the pleasure of hosting a meeting in Boston that focused on these and many other new medical devices under development that are designed to improve the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy (http://www.epilepsy.com/articles/neurotechnology). We heard from 38 scientists and engineers about a wide variety of interesting and encouraging projects, all of which give me optimism for the future.

Thanks to the Epilepsy Therapy Project for supporting this meeting, and for encouraging the development of all forms of new treatments, including medications or devices.