“The Epilepsy Foundation has given my daughter the confidence to be able to talk to others about epilepsy and to advocate for herself. Through the Teens Speak Up! program, she had the courage to travel to Washington, D.C., and lobby for laws to help people with epilepsy.” Read More ...
State Driving Laws Database. Epilepsy Foundation website.epilepsy.com/driving-laws. Accessed November 30, 2016. Atif M, Azeem M, Sarwar MR. Potential problems and recommendations regarding substitution of generic antiepileptic drugs: a systematic review of literature.Springerplus.2016;5:182. doi: 10...
Although there are many laws now that protect individuals with disabilities, the armed services are not required to follow them. Instead, the military is exempt from the mandates of non-discrimination imposed by the civil rights laws on the federal government. According to the Department of Defense...
Concomitant use of NAYZILAM with moderate or strong CYP3A4 enzyme inhibitors may result in prolonged sedation because of a decrease in plasma clearance of midazolam. Caution patients against engaging in hazardous occupations re...
driving. “Many patients find having seizures, particularly if they’re uncontrolled, stigmatizes them because it limits their opportunities at work, sometimes socially, they’re not able to drive off. There’s an adverse effect of having seizures of stigma because you’re in some way not able...
While driving is one of the most important concerns for people with epilepsy (PWE) [1], seizures while driving may cause traffic crashes that injure the drivers themselves and bystanders [2]. Most countries restrict driving of PWE to a certain degree by their laws [[3], [4], [5]]. In...
The restrictions differ for each patient because of the individual features of the seizures, the degree of seizure control, and, in the United States, state laws. Other countries have more permissive or more restrictive laws regarding driving. Check state driving laws before making recommendations. ...
Concomitant use of NAYZILAM with moderate or strong CYP3A4 enzyme inhibitors may result in prolonged sedation because of a decrease in plasma clearance of midazolam. Caution patients against engaging in hazardou...
Fear driving our days and nights. I see TSC in every ailment, big or small… Every out-of-the-ordinary move could be a sign of something big. I’m constantly questioning, “What is real and what is not?” You control our past, present and future; Have taken our free will. I despi...
time off to get acclimated to new epilepsy medication, safety padding in work areas or the assignment of other employees to assist with duties such as driving. According to the Epilepsy Foundation, almost all available jobs that do not require driving can be performed by people with epilepsy as...