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October 17, 2011

First Aid

To learn more about first aid for different types of seizures, please select a seizure type below. Absence Seizures Atonic (Drop) Seizures Catamenial Seizures Clonic Seizures Complex Partial Seizures Epileptic Syndromes and Visually Induced Seizures Gelastic Seizures Infantile Spasms Lafora Disease Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome Musicogenic Seizures Myoclonic Seizures Neonatal Seizures Click here for a 1 page First Aid FAQ sheet [ PDF format ].

To learn more about first aid for different types of seizures, please select a seizure type below.

Click here for a 1 page
First Aid FAQ sheet
[ PDF format ].

Recent Updates

We’re Building Our Board

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Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario (ESEO) is currently seeking new Board members in South Eastern Ontario, including Kingston, Frontenac, Hastings and Prince Edward County, Lennox and Addington, Leeds and Grenville. We welcome inquiries from interested community members. ...

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