PatientsLikeMe recently partnered with Acorda® Therapeutics to research how epilepsy patients respond to seizures using rescue medications, and we’re happy to announce that the results are in. Rescue meds are a type of medication used once a seizure starts to help end it faster or prevent further seizures. Has there been any 24-hour period in… Continue reading Epilepsy “Rescue Medication” Survey results are in
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Join the “Now I Know” Video Campaign for National Epilepsy Awareness Month
“Today [my son] Jake is living a wonderful life, an extraordinary life, and now I know that’s possible. When Jake was first diagnosed, we didn’t know that. Now I know that…and that we’re not alone.” – Actor Greg Grunberg, father of a 16-year-old with epilepsy When it comes to epilepsy, what do you know now… Continue reading Join the “Now I Know” Video Campaign for National Epilepsy Awareness Month
PatientsLikeMe and UCB Open Free Online Community for People With Epilepsy in the U.S.
Pharmaceutical, Social Media Leaders Examine Real-World Impact of Epilepsy CAMBRIDGE, MA and ATLANTA, GA — (Marketwire – January 26, 2010) — Today, PatientsLikeMe, the leading online community for people with life-changing conditions, and biopharmaceutical company UCB open the doors to a free online community for people living with epilepsy in the U.S. Focused on learning… Continue reading PatientsLikeMe and UCB Open Free Online Community for People With Epilepsy in the U.S.