Down Syndrome Resources
Epilepsy
General web sites on epilepsy
- Epilepsy (MedlinePlus)
- Seizures and epilepsy: Hope through research (NINDS.gov)
- Epilepsy (MayoClinic.com)
- The most frequently asked questions about epilepsy (EpilepsyFoundation.org)
- Epilepsy (Medical Encyclopedia)
Epilepsy and Down syndrome
- Down syndrome and epilepsy (ds-health.com)
- Epilepsy/seizures and Down syndrome (epilepsyontario.org)
- Epilepsy in people with intellectual disabilities (intellectual disability info)
Research articles and abstracts
- Senile myoclonic epilepsy of Genton: two cases in Down syndrome with dementia and late onset epilepsy (PubMed)
- Senile myoclonic epilepsy Down syndrome: a video and EEG presentation of two cases (PubMed)
- Down syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and seizures (PubMed)
- Infantile spasms in Down syndrome -- Effects of delayed anticonvulsive treatment (PubMed)
- Late-onset myoclonic epilepsy in Down's syndrome (LOMEDS) (PubMed)
- Infantile spasms in Down syndrome: Good response to a short course of vigabatrin (PubMed)
- Age of seizure onset in adults with Down's syndrome (PubMed)
- Seizure frequency and characteristics in children with Down syndrome (PubMed)
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