epilepsy

Explains what it is like to have epilepsy, what causes it, and how it is treated.

Compulsive gambler David Caine uses his brilliant mathematical mind to outsmart the odds at Manhattan's underground poker clubs, but when he experiences a severe epileptic seizure at a key moment, he finds his life spinning out of control, and agrees to try an experimental treatment that soon causes more harm than good.

Orphaned by her mother's death, Edith goes to live with her older sister and her dour husband in their stern Christian farming household, where the strain of adjusting seems to aggravate her epileptic seizures.

Following a car accident that left her with epilepsy, twelve-year-old Chula--with a little help from a visiting fearsome Mexican boxer--tries to deal with the repercussions her new condition has on her family, neighborhood, and school.

An overview of epilepsy that describes its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment; also includes a glossary, a bibliography, and lists of related organizations and Internet sites.

Provides an in depth focus at the condition of the brain called epilepsy, by taking both a scientific and social approach and personalizing it by profiling the people it affects. A basic medical history provides understanding of why epilespy occurs. Treatment options and day-to-day coping is examined, along with expert and personal opinions.

In 1746, a year after the Scottish clans have rallied to the call of their exiled prince, Charles Stuart, to take up arms against England's tyranny, fourteen-year-old, epileptic Duncan MacDonald and his cousin, Ewan, run away to join the fight at Culloden and discover the harsh reality of war.

Fifteen-year-old Lefty Carmichael, diagnosed with epilepsy, discovers he must not only learn to deal with the seizures, but must also find a way to handle the reactions of his family and friends to the news of his condition.

In France in 1209, Pagan, now an archdeacon, takes on a new scribe named Isidore, a fifteen-year-old epileptic and an orphan, and together they try to survive the siege of Carcassonne.

Explains what epilepsy is, what the illness is like for those who have it, what can be done to cope with it, and when there might be a cure.