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Paediatric Epilepsy Nurse Specialist

What is epilepsy?

  • Epilepsy is the tendency to have recurrent seizures that start in the brain.
  • The brain uses electrical signals passing between neurones to send messages. Our brain is the ‘controlcentre’.
  • Interruption to these messages or a build up of electrical signals can lead to a seizure.
  • What an individual experiences during a seizure will depend on where in the brain the epileptic activity begins and how widely and rapidly it spreads.

Treatment of epilepsy

  • First line treatment for epilepsy is anti-epileptic medication
  • Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are prescribed to stop seizures occuring.
  • AEDs are not a cure for epilepsy.
  • There are over 20 different medications, which come in tablets, capsules, liquids, syrups, sprinkles.
  • Other treatments include:Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS)
  • Ketogenic Diet
  • Surgery
  • Complimentary medicine

Who to contact

Website
https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/

Where to go

Name
Children’s Services Care Management Centre
Address
Truro Health Park
Infirmary Hill
Truro
Cornwall
Postcode
TR1 2JA

Other details

Availability

Referral required
Yes
Referral details

Existing referrals and enquiries Children's Services Care Management Centre on: 01872 246 949

Go to the website to make a referral with the community nursing team Children’s community nursing in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly | Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (cornwallft.nhs.uk)

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