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Seizures in Youth & Adults

Supreme Court’s medicinal marijuana ruling a relief for family of child with Dravet syndrome

June 18, 2015

By Deron Hamel The Supreme Court of Canada’s landmark decision to legalize all forms of consumption of medicinal marijuana means Mandy McKnight no longer has to break the law in order to stop her young son’s seizures. Mandy’s seven-year-old son, Liam, has Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy with frequent, prolonged, drug-resistant seizures. He…

MEDICATION ALERT: Acetazolamide

April 29, 2015

Update (July 6, 2015): The acetazolamide shortage has been resolved. Acetazolamide tablets are available again from AA Pharma. The Drug Identification Number or DIN is 00545015. Please note that Acetazolam (Valeant Canada LP) is no longer available, this product has been discontinued. Drug Identification Number or DIN is 00295019.  If you need any assistance please let…

Epilepsy guidelines should enhance care, empower patients: neurologist

April 9, 2015

By Deron Hamel Dr. Carter Snead says the best possible long-term result from new provincial epilepsy-care guidelines would be for primary-care physicians, neurologists and patients to use the standards to enhance care of Ontarians with seizure disorders. The Provincial Guidelines for the Management of Epilepsy in Adults and Children creates a framework for general practitioners…

New clinical guidelines expected to help patients get the right care for epilepsy

April 2, 2015

By Deron Hamel A prominent Toronto neurologist says the recent establishment of the Provincial Guidelines for the Management of Epilepsy in Adults and Children is an important step forward in creating consistent epilepsy care in Ontario. Dr. Carter Snead, a neurologist at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), says the greatest overall changes he hopes…