Informative Links to Other Epilepsy Websites

ORGANIZATIONS

Epilepsy Foundation of America
http://www.efa.org/

Citizens United for Research in Epilepsy
http://www.cureepilepsy.org/

American Epilepsy Society (AES)
http://www.aesnet.org/

International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE)
http://www.ilae-epilepsy.org/

Epilepsy Congress
http://www.epilepsycongress.org/

 

EPILEPSY INFORMATION

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Epilepsy
http://www.cdc.gov/epilepsy/

The Epilepsy Project
http://www.epilepsy.com/

National Institutes of Health
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/epilepsy/epilepsy.htm

MedlinePlus - Epilepsy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/epilepsy.html

German Epilepsy Museum (Epilepsy History)
http://www.epilepsiemuseum.de/english/index.html

Epilepsy Action (British Epilepsy Association)
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/index.html

PBS "Second Opinion" - Epilepsy
http://www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/epilepsy/index.html

North Pacific Epilepsy Research
http://www.seizures.net/

Epinet (Victoria, Australia)
http://www.epinet.org.au/

World Health Organization (WHO) – Epilepsy
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs165/en/index.html (General Info)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs168/en/index.html (History)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs166/en/index.html (Social, Economic)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs167/en/index.html (Advances)

Finding a Cure for Epilepsy and Seizures (F.A.C.E.S.)
http://www.med.nyu.edu/faces/

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (S.U.D.E.P.)
http://www.sudep.org/

E-medicine Health
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/9295-1.asp

 

EPILEPSY STUDIES

Medical University of South Carolina- SC HOPE Study
http://www.musc.edu/schope

 

EPILEPSY WEBSITES FOR CHILDREN

Neuroscience for Kids
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html (Neuroscience)
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/epi.html (Epilepsy)

KidsHealth – Epilepsy
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/brain/epilepsy.html

 

EPILEPSY WEBSITES FOR PARENTS

Parents Against Childhood Epilepsy
http://www.paceusa.org/

Parents Reaching Out to Parents
http://www.proparents.org/

Social Security/Disability and Epilepsy
http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/rulings/di/01/SSR87-06-di-01.html

 

ONLINE EPILEPSY SUPPORT GROUPS

Epilepsy-L Online Support Group
http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/epilepsy-l.html

Epilepsy911 Online Support Group
http://www.geocities.com/epilepsy911/

 

CANINE ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WITH SEIZURES

Canine Assistance
http://www.canineassistants.org/

Carolina Canines - Seizure Assist Dogs
http://www.carolinacanines.org/seizure-assist-dogs.html

 

EPILEPSY INFORMATION IN OTHER LANGUAGES

New York Epilepsy Institute – Epilepsy Fact Sheets (Different Languages)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/index.htm (English)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/spanish/index.htm (Spanish)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/french/index.htm (French)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/russian/index.htm (Russian)
http://www.epilepsyinstitute.org/facts/chinese/index.htm (Chinese)

 

COMPREHENSIVE EPILEPSY PROGRAMS

National Association of Epilepsy Centers
http://www.naecepilepsy.org/centers/centers.html

MUSC Adult Neurology Epilepsy Program
http://www.musc.edu/neurology/clinical_neuro/epilepsy.htm

MUSC Pediatric Neurology Epilepsy Program
http://www.musc.edu/neurology/clinical_neuro/clinped.htm

Cleveland Clinic
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/neuroscience/treat/epilepsy/

Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.org/epilepsy/

Columbia Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
http://www.columbiaepilepsy.org/
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nsg/NSGCPMC/specialties/epilepsy.html

Wake Forest University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
http://www1.wfubmc.edu/neurology/Neurology+Sections/Epilepsy/

Washington University (St. Louis) Comprehensive Epilepsy Program
http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/epilepsy/ (Main)
http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/epilepsy/pediatric/index.html (Pediatric)
http://www.neuro.wustl.edu/epilepsy/adult/index.html (Adult)

Medical College of Georgia
http://www.mcg.edu/neurology/clinical/epilepsy/

New York University Comprehensive Epilepsy Center
http://www.med.nyu.edu/cec/

Johns Hopkins University
http://www.neuro.jhmi.edu/Epilepsy/research.html

 

SERVICES IN SC FOR EPILEPSY

Epilepsy Foundation of South Carolina
http://www.epilepsysc.org/

Epilepsy Support Groups
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/socarolina/groups.cfm

SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
http://www.state.sc.us/ddsn/

SC Services Information System (SCSIS)
http://www.state.sc.us/ddsn/pubs/scsis/scsis.htm

University of South Carolina Center for Disability Resources
http://uscm.med.sc.edu/cdrhome/

Disability Action Center
http://www.dacsc.org/

Learning Disabilities Association of SC
http://home.gforcecable.com/ldasc/

Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
http://www.protectionandadvocacy-sc.org/

South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council
http://www.scddc.state.sc.us/

South Carolina General Assembly Title 59 - Education
http://www.scstatehouse.net/code/t59c033.htm

SC Client Assistance Program (Governor's Office)
http://www.govoepp.state.sc.us/cap/

SC Children with Special Health Care Needs: Children's Rehabilitative Services
http://www.dhec.sc.gov/health/mch/cshcn/programs/crs/index.htm

Camp Burnt Gin (summer camp for children with special health care needs)
http://www.scdhec.gov/health/mch/cshcn/programs/cbg/

Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
http://www.frcdsn.org/index.html

SC Assistive Technology Program
http://www.sc.edu/scatp/

The Arc of South Carolina
http://www.arcsc.org/

SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department
http://www.scvrd.net/

Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (ADA Info)
http://www.sedbtac.org/

Health Resources in SC
http://www.handsonhealth-sc.org/page.php?id=1

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
http://www.biausa.org/SC/

South Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Follow Up Registry
http://www.musc.edu/sctbifr/

Walton Options for Independent Living
http://waltonoptions.org/