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100 questions & answers about your child's epilepsy / Singh, Anuradha.
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Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2009.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 S56 2009
This book provides answers to questions about epilepsy diagnosis, treatment options, and management. Written by a childhood epilepsy expert, along with contributions from parents and the children and adolescents themselves, this book is a resource for learning and coping with the medical and emotional effects on a child with epilepsy.
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The brainstorms family: epilepsy on our terms; stories by children with seizures and their parents.
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Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott-Raven, 2006.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 B734
Presents information about the condition of epilepsy, what it is like to have seizures, the different kinds of seizures, and the effects of epilepsy on the individual and the family. Appropriate for ages: 9-17 years.
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Children with seizures: a guide for parents, teachers, and other professionals / Kutsher, Martin L.
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London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 K87 2006
This book takes an overview of epilepsy, looking at the medical concepts and terminology alongside some of the emotional and social issues that can make epilepsy a challenge to live with. Certain chapters in the book are specifically written for children to read with their parents (with guidance notes for parents outlined at the beginning of the chapter) and for teenagers to read themselves.
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Dotty the Dalmatian has epilepsy.
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Gladstone, NJ: Tim Peters and Co. Inc. 1995.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 D67 1995
This delightful story is about Dotty the Dalmatian who discovers she has epilepsy. At first, Dotty feels embarrassed and afraid. Once she accepts and learns how to control her seizures, she helps firefighters save lives.
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Epilepsy: a guide to balancing your life / Leppik, Ilo E.
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New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2007.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 L462 2007
Covers topics such as diagnosis, diet, pregnancy, driving, sports, medications and treatment options.
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Growing up with epilepsy: a practical guide for parents / Blackburn, Lynn Bennett.
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New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2003.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 B534 2003
This book provides the tools you need to raise a child with epilepsy, to support his/her social development, provide effective discipline, and negotiate the educational system. Each stage in your child's life presents unique issues and problems, ranging from finding day care to school programming to driving. This book is organized so that you can go to the information that you need when you need it, returning for updates as your child grows and new issues emerge.
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Keto kid: helping your child succeed on the ketogenic diet / Snyder, Deborah.
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FAM RJ 496 .E6 S69 2007
New York: Demos Medical Publishing, 2007.
Includes recipes, strategies and advice to enable families to master this nutritional therapy.
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The ketogenic diet: a treatment for children and others with epilepsy.
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New York: Demos, 2007.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 F69 2007
The ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. This fourth edition is extensively updated to reflect current advances in understanding how the diet works, how it should be used, and the future role of the diet as a treatment.
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Seizures and epilepsy in childhood [3rd ed.]: a guide / Freeman, John Mark.
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Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 F74 2002
This book has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in childhood, including the use of the ketogenic diet as a treatment for children who either do not respond to traditional drug therapy or who suffer intolerable side effects from medications. The authors have also included a chapter addressing routine health care for children with epilepsy and a new chapter on complementary and alternative therapies.
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Taking seizure disorders to school: a story about epilepsy / Gosselin, Kim.
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Valley Park, MO: Jayjo Books, 1996.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 G67
A book about epilepsy for children with epilepsy or children with friends or classmates who have epilepsy. Appropriate for ages: 5-10 years.
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Your child and epilepsy: a guide to living well / Gumnit, Robert J.
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New York: Demos Vermande, 1995.
FAM RJ 496 .E6 G85
This book provides information to help parents understand their children’s' epilepsy, suggestions on how to evaluate health care, to find better care if necessary, and advice on how to help children with epilepsy to develop self-confidence and self-motivation.
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