Educational Material regarding Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

available at the Epilepsy and Seizure Association of Manitoba:

Avoiding a Medical Emergency - Seizures

Brain Functions and Map

Brochure - Men and Epilepsy or Seizure Disorder

Brochure - Professionals and Caregivers

Brochure - Questions and Answers

Brochure - Safety Managing Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder

Brochure - Teenagers and Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder

Brochure - Women and Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder

Discrimination Fact Sheet

Driving Legislation

Drug Interactions

Epilepsy & Your Child – Parent’s Information Booklet

Epilepsy and Seizure Association Support Pamphlet

Epilepsy Brochure – Chinese

Epilepsy Brochure – Spanish

Epilepsy Disclosure Chart

Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder  - Learning Through Storms

Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder  - Partial Seizures

Epilepsy/Seizure Disorder  - Seniors and Seizures

I Have Epilepsy and So Does My Friend’s Dog

Importance of Observing and Recording Seizures

Know Someone with a Brain?

Nutrition Brochure

Psychosocial Impact

Seizure ID and First Aid

Seizure Journal

Teaching Academics: Knowing Epilepsy

Educational Materials you can view here online:

Nutrition by Beth Tait - a summary of the full Nutrition brochure
Learning through Storms - Epilepsy & Learning by Beth Tait & Dr S. Seshia

The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance

The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance also produces a number of publications on Epilepsy including the following: Epilepsy Matters "The Newsletter of the Canadian Epilepsy Alliance"

At their website (www.epilepsymatters.com) you will also find a number of resource information - a few examples:

Talking About Epilepsy "A series of Personal Profiles"
The latest issue (vol 5 no 2) - Fly Away Butterfly - profiles 5 year-old Karla.

Medications for Epilepsy "Canadian Epilepsy Alliance - Brochure"

Epilepsy and Seizure Support Groups in Manitoba

At present the Epilepsy and Seizure Association of Manitoba

has three support groups:

Brandon and Region Support Group

When:  2^nd Tuesday of the month

September to May

Time:  7 p.m.

Where:  First Presbyterian Church

339 - 12th Street

Brandon, Manitoba

Facilitator:  Gwyn Pickering

Steinbach and Area

When:  2^nd Wednesday of the month

September to May

Time:  7 p.m.

Where:  Jake Epp Public Library

255 Elmdale Street

Steinbach, Manitoba

Facilitator:  Kurt Pay

Winnipeg Support Group

When:  2^nd Wednesday of the month

Time:  1:30 p.m.

Where:  Epilepsy and Seizure Association of Manitoba

301 - 309 Hargrave Street

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Feel welcome to attend any of these support groups!