Wake-Up Call: Dealing With Epilepsy

On this March 2nd, 2008 edition of WNRN’s Sunday Morning Wake-Up Call,two experts on the subject of epilepsy join host Rick Moore for a discussion about the condition.

Suzanne Bischoff of the Epilepsy Foundation of Virginia and Assistant Professor Howard Goodkin of UVa’s Department of Neurology discuss subjects such as: Is medication the only way to treat Epilepsy? What about diet and nutrition, or other less conventional solutions? The guests discuss this, as well as how loved ones of those with Epilepsy deal with the disorder.

They also talk about the stigma associated with Epilepsy, and the challenges Epileptics deal with in many parts of life: dating, socializing, even getting to work. Learn about this “invisible disorder” that affects millions of people every year – only on the Wake-Up Call.