epilepsy

Seventeen-year-old competitive swimmer Tess Cooper grapples with the upheaval of her carefully planned future following an epilepsy diagnosis, and works to get back in the pool despite her doctor's advice or her distracting feelings for the new guy.

"Third-grader Meena Zee navigates the triumphs and challenges of family, friendship, and school while being diagnosed with epilepsy"--Provided by publisher.

"Meet Max! He likes riding his scooter and playing with his dog. He also has epilepsy. Max is real and so are his experiences. Learn about his life in this illustrated narrative nonfiction picture book for elementary students"--Provided by publisher.

"As a puppy, Stella was trained to use her powerful beagle nose to sniff out dangerous chemicals and help her handler keep people safe. During a routine security inspection, Stella misses the scent of an explosive. The sound of the blast is loud and scary. Unable to go back to work because of her anxiety, Stella is retired as a working dog. A young girl named Cloe wants to adopt Stella, the beagle smells a strange chemical inside Cloe's body, a scent that surges just before the girl has a seizure. Stella's nose makes the connection, but how can Stella warn her new family"--OCLC.

Everything is going Meena's way. Her seizures are under control, she's started the Finders Keepers Club, and she's trying hard to be a better friend. So when Sofia's cat, Oriol, goes missing, Meena is the first to help her look.

Fourth-graders Maisie and Hank, who has autism, become friends as they devise schemes to save a neighbor's dog, Booler, from being tied to a tree because of his epilepsy.

"Gives readers a look into the lives and abilities of people who have epilepsy, as well as the challenges they face. Learn how medications, special diets, and service dogs can help people manage their epilepsy"--Provided by publisher.

Explains how seizure-alert dogs can help people with epilepsy and other seizure disorders.

"Judith is barely out of her teens when a tumor begins pressing on her brain, ushering in a new world of seizures, memory gaps, and loss of self. Suddenly, the sentence of her normal life has been interrupted by the opening of a parenthesis that may never close. Based on the real experiences of cartoonist ?lodie Durand, Parenthesis is a gripping testament of struggle, fragility, acceptance, and transformation" -- Back cover.

When third-grader Meena starts to believe she has super powers and is protected from epileptic seizures, she jeopardizes her relationship with her friends and younger sister.