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How Can I Prevent Seizures?
Avoiding possible triggers — like inadequate sleep, flashing lights, video games, use of heroin or cocaine, and abrupt withdrawal from medications or alcohol — may prevent or reduce seizures. Diabetics may prevent seizures triggered by low blood sugar levels by close blood sugar monitoring.
Medically reviewed by Michael Aronson, MD, August 2005.
SOURCES: American Academy of Neurology. Bazil, C., Living Well with Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders: An Expert explains What You Really Need to Know. Collins, 2002. Strafstrom, C., "Dietary approaches to epilepsy treatment: old and new options on the menu," Epilepsy Curriculum, November 2004; vol. 4; pp 215-22. Nadkarni, s.; LaJoie, J.; Devinsky, 0.; "Current treatments of epilepsy." Neurology, June 2005; vol. 64(12 Suppl 3):S2-11. Bialer M.; Johannessen S.; et al, "Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: a summary of the Seventh Eilat Conference (EILAT VII)." Epilepsy research, September/October 2004; vol 61; pp 1-48.
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SOURCES: American Academy of Neurology. Bazil, C., Living Well with Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders: An Expert explains What You Really Need to Know. Collins, 2002. Strafstrom, C., "Dietary approaches to epilepsy treatment: old and new options on the menu," Epilepsy Curriculum, November 2004; vol. 4; pp 215-22. Nadkarni, s.; LaJoie, J.; Devinsky, 0.; "Current treatments of epilepsy." Neurology, June 2005; vol. 64(12 Suppl 3):S2-11. Bialer M.; Johannessen S.; et al, "Progress report on new antiepileptic drugs: a summary of the Seventh Eilat Conference (EILAT VII)." Epilepsy research, September/October 2004; vol 61; pp 1-48.
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