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  • Spina Bifida - Home Treatment

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    05/10/07, Healthwise

    Having enough folic acid (a B vitamin) in your diet is an important part of preventing spina bifida and other neural tube defects. To be effective, it needs to be consumed before a baby is conceived. To reduce the risk o

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  • Epilepsy - What Happens

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    10/29/07, Healthwise

    Although epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders involving the nervous system, experts often cannot explain exactly how or why the disease develops and how or why the abnormal electrical activity in the brai

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  • Epilepsy - Home Treatment

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    10/29/07, Healthwise

    Controlling seizures caused by epilepsy requires a daily commitment to following your treatment plan. If you are using antiepileptic medicine, you must take your medicine exactly as prescribed. Not following the treatment plan is

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  • Epilepsy - Other Treatment

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    10/29/07, Healthwise

    For many years, antiepileptic medicine was the only treatment for people with epilepsy. This is still true for many people, although surgery is now an option for some. Seizures that cannot be controlled with medicine or treated by

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  • Autism - Home Treatment

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    06/07/06, Healthwise

    Having a child with autism requires taking a proactive approach to learning about the condition and its treatment while working closely with others involved in your child's care. You also need to take care of yourself so that you

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  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Home Treatment

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    09/07/06, Healthwise

    If you have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), it is important for you and your family to learn to cope with the effects of the disease. Much of your care will take place at home, and good home treatment can sometimes help manag

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  • Tay-Sachs Disease - Home Treatment

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    04/14/06, Healthwise

    Home treatment for Tay-Sachs disease consists of providing comfort and preparing for the course the disease will take.

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  • Congenital Hydrocephalus - Home Treatment

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    02/17/06, Healthwise

    Home treatment for congenital hydrocephalus consists of monitoring your child for any changes that might indicate pressure on the brain or failure of a shunt.

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  • Guillain-BarrĂ© Syndrome - Home Treatment

    Article
    08/17/06, Healthwise

    After having Guillain-Barré syndrome, you may have to wait several months before you can return to your regular daily activities. Support at home is important during this time. You may need temporary help with some of your activit

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  • Parkinson's Disease - Treatment Overview

    Article
    12/13/06, Healthwise

    No known treatment can stop or reverse the breakdown of nerve cells that causes Parkinson's disease. However, drugs can relieve many symptoms of the disease. Surgery also can be effective in a small number of people to treat sympt

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