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    • About Epilepsy
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      • What is Epilepsy?
      • What Causes Epilepsy?
      • Epilepsy Specialists
      • Myths and Misconceptions
    • Seizures
      • Overview
      • Brain Functions
      • What is a Seizure?
      • Types of Seizures
      • Status Epilepticus
      • Seizure Phases
      • Seizure Triggers
      • Tips for Seizure Recovery
    • Seizure First Aid
      • Overview
      • First Aid For Seizures
      • Information for the Emergency Operator (111)
    • Diagnosing Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Epilepsy Management Tools and Resources
      • Diagnosis
      • Tests and Investigation
      • Support After an Epilepsy Diagnosis
    • Treatments and Management
      • Overview
      • Anti-Seizure Medication (ASM)
      • Emergency Medication
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    • Epilepsy and Seizure Management Tools
      • Overview
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      • Recording Seizures and Seizure Diary
      • Alert Devices/Aids
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    • Epilepsy Syndromes
      • Overview
      • Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes
      • Childhood Absence Epilepsy (CAE)
      • Early Onset Occipital Epilepsy (Panayiotopoulos Syndrome)
      • Epilepsy with Myoclonic Atonic Seizures (EMAS)
      • Dravet Syndrome
      • Early Myoclonic Encephalopathy (EME)
      • Juvenile Absence Epilepsy (JAE)
      • Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy (JME)
      • Landau-Kleffner Syndrome (LKS)
      • Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS)
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      • Rasmussen’s Syndrome
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    • Overview
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    • Health and Wellbeing
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      • Safety and risk management
      • Safety at home
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      • Social and physical health and wellbeing
      • Complementary Therapies
      • Dental health
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      • Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP)
    • Living with Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Talking about your epilepsy
      • Client stories
      • Just Diagnosed
      • Talking about your epilepsy
      • Medication and Management
      • Sleep
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    • Children and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • When to see a doctor
      • Diagnosis
      • Children and Anti-Seizure Medications (ASMs)
      • Dietary Management
      • Seizure triggers in children
      • Talking to your child about their epilepsy
      • Education and schooling
      • Positive self-esteem
      • Talking about your child’s epilepsy with others
      • Supporting siblings
      • Support for families
      • Books and Resources for Children
    • Caregivers and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Disability and Community Workers
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      • Teachers, Educators and Youth Workers
    • Young People and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Puberty
      • Discussing your epilepsy
      • Secondary School
      • Knowing your options – after secondary school
      • Getting and keeping a job
      • Social life
      • Risks, Safety and Lifestyle
      • Mood and feelings
      • Support for young people
    • Women and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Epilepsy and hormones
      • Pregnancy planning
      • Contraception
      • Bone health
      • Support for Women
    • Later Years and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Epilepsy in the later years
      • Causes
      • Diagnosis and Treatment
      • Staying safe
      • Staying healthy and active
      • Epilepsy and retirement
      • Epilepsy and aged care resources
    • Cognitive Disability and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Providing support
      • Communication and person-centred care
      • Consent
      • Know Me, Support Me resources
    • Learning and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • Epilepsy, Learning and the Brain
      • Epilepsy, Further Education and Training
      • Self-esteem and Learning
      • Support at School
    • Employment and Epilepsy
      • Overview
      • General job-seeking tips
      • Talking about epilepsy in the workplace
      • Employment support
      • Volunteering
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      • Overview
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      • New Relationships
      • Living up to Others’ Expectations
      • Parenting
    • Advocacy and Inclusion
      • Overview
      • Person-centred healthcare
      • Self-advocacy
      • Supporting a person to develop self-advocacy skills
      • Community Inclusion
      • Human Rights
    • Funding and Epilepsy
      • Overview
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      • National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
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    Training
    • Overview
    • Epilepsy New Zealand Education and Training
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    • Overview
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