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Epilepsy Update 2/2

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Overview:
Epilepsy is a neurological condition caused by a disruption in the brain's electrical activity, resulting in seizures. Those seizures affect people in different ways. This program includes the latest information about the causes, diagnosis and treatments for epilepsy.

Part two of this two-part program addresses the following topics:

  • Epilepsy medications
  • Epilepsy treatment procedures
    • Surgery
    • Vagus nerve stimulation
  • Emerging epilepsy treatments
  • Ketogenic diet
  • Other diet studies
  • Pregnancy and epilepsy

Guest:
Dr. Tricia Ting, a neurologist and epilepsy specialist at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Ting is also an assistant professor of neurology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

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