QuickLinks: Spring 2009

Focus: Epilepsy

E-mail Toolkit for health professionals caring for children and families in the Northwest.

Patient and Family Education

• Seizures and/or Epilepsy: Answers to Common Questions (PDF)
• EEG Tests (PDF) (Spanish) (Russian) (Vietnamese)
• EEG Prep Book: A Short Story (PDF)
• Long-Term Video/EEG Monitoring (PDF) (Spanish) (Russian) (Vietnamese)
• The Center for Children with Special Needs: Seizure Diagnosis Information 

Online Videos for Providers

• Current Epilepsy Management: Antiepileptic Medications to VNS 
• Implementing Seizure Action Plans in School Settings 
• Discerning Seizures and Understanding VNS Therapy 
• Pediatric Neurological Assessments 

Provider Management Tools

• Neurology Consult and Referral Guidelines (PDF)
• Managing Students with Seizures: A Training for School Nurses 
• Seizure Action Plan (DOC) (Spanish)
• Care Coordination for Children and Youth with Epilepsy (DOC)

Local Camps, Programs and Services

• Summer Camp Directory 
• Epilepsy Foundation Northwest-Local Programs/Services 
• National Epilepsy Foundation 

Neurology/Neurosurgery Resources

• Epilepsy Surgery and Research  
• Neurology Care Team  

Comments and Feedback

We welcome your feedback on QuickLinks as well as suggestions for future topics and resources you would like to see featured.

Feel free to e-mail us or contact us via phone at 206-987-5323.

QuickLinks Editorial Team:
Lee Bossung Sweeney, RNC, MN, CNS, Outreach Education Specialist
Heather Cooper, Health Educator
Marianne Gonterman, MEd, Outreach Program Coordinator
Team Leader:
Lynn Chernick, RN, MN, Manager of Outreach Education
Issue Contributors and Reviewers:
Margot Kravette, Director, Physician Relations
Delia Nickolaus, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology

Disclaimer

The inclusion of any Web site link (or resource accessed through a link) does not imply endorsement by Seattle Children’s Hospital.