epilepsy

After an earthquake has destroyed much of the planet, an epileptic teenager nicknamed Spaz begins the heroic fight to bring human intelligence back to the Earth of a distant future.

Believing he has killed his grandfather, Zane Guesswind heads for his mother's Zanesville, Ohio, grave to kill himself, driving the 1969 Plymouth Barracuda his long-gone father left behind, and meeting along the way assorted characters who help him discover who he really is.

An introduction to epilepsy, discussing what it is, how it can be treated, and what can be done for someone who is having a seizure.

His body twisted by scoliosis and his brain prone to seizures, Jonah Everett feels cursed and doomed to a loveless life, especially when Stormi, his best friend whom he has loved since childhood, seems destined to leave their small town. However, Stormi has premonitions, and everything she sees is telling her to leave town before disaster strikes. Jonah is surprised when Stormi asks him for help, and the two friends discover a dark mystery their small town has been hiding for years.

Migraines and seizures are neurological disorders, meaning they affect the brain and the nervous system. Seizures are sometimes described as electrical storms in the brain. They are associated with a condition called epilepsy, but there are other reasons people have seizures, too. Migraines, on the other hand, are an especially intense type of headache that can bring on dizziness, nausea, and light sensitivity. This book explores epilepsy, seizures, migraines, and other headaches, explaining how they occur and offering suggestions of how to handle them.Diseases and disorders transform the experience of childhood, forcing kids to confront adult concerns that we wish they could avoid. The set Living with Diseases and Disorders provides reliable facts about some of the most significant chronic illnesses, while also offering reassuring tips and advice about how to manage the disorders and have the best life possible.

"College student Isaac struggles to manage his epilepsy and his day-to-day life. His medication does not seem to work, the doctors won't listen, the schoolwork keeps piling up, his family is in denial about his condition, and his social life falls apart as he feels isolated by his illness. Even with an unexpected new friend by his side, so much is up against him that Isaac is starting to think his epilepsy might be unbeatable"--OCLC.

"Ollie and Moritz might never meet, but their friendship knows no bounds. Their letters carry on as Ollie embarks on his first road trip away from the woods--no easy feat for a boy allergic to electricity--and Moritz decides which new school would best suit an eyeless boy who prefers to be alone. Along the way they meet other teens like them, other products of strange science who lead seemingly normal lives in ways Ollie and Moritz never imagined possible""--Provided by publisher.

McCall Hoyle offers a story compelling novel about of overcoming fears, forging new friendships, and finding a first love.

The students in Mastiff Middle School's sixth-grade class, meet Sunny, a working dog that helps detect siezures in classmate Max who has epilepsy.

Ollie, who has seizures when near electricity, lives in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, and Moritz, born with no eyes and a heart defect that requires a pacemaker, is bullied at his high school, but when a physician who knows both suggests they begin corresponding, they form a strong bond that may get them through dark times.