From making printing easier through the use of weighted, vibrating pens to helping creative thoughts flow with voice-to-text software, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is making “learning come to life” for children who have epilepsy and seizure disorders. SickKids is grooming kids in grades one through 7 to excel at school, develop self-confidence and…
Imagine you’re a school teacher and suddenly one of your pupils has a seizure in the classroom. Would you know how to appropriately respond? If not, a new service being offered by Epilepsy Ontario to schools in regions of the province without a local epilepsy support agency can help. Epilepsy Ontario epilepsy information specialist Suzanne Nurse is leading webinars…
Dr. Cristina Go, a neurologist at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and an epilepsy expert, is presenting at a Sept. 21 webinar that will provide in-depth information about vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) devices and how they can enhance quality of life for people living with seizure disorders. The webinar, entitled Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A Long-term…
The main goals of an innovative Grade 12 science unit focused on seizure disorders are reducing the stigma surrounding epilepsy, teaching seizure first aid and encouraging interest in youth to pursue careers in epilepsy research and health sciences. The program, called Brain Matters: An Introduction to Neuroscience, was developed by the London, Ont.-based Epilepsy Support…
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