Central nervous system
Central nervous system

Epilepsy - resources

Alternative Names:
Resources - epilepsy

Information:


The following are good resources on epilepsy:

Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA)
4351 Garden City Drive
Landover, MD 20785-7223
(800) 332-1000
http://www.efa.org/www.efa.org

American Epilepsy Society
342 North Main Street
West Hartford, Connecticut 06117-2507
Phone (860) 586-7505
http://www.aesnet.org/www.aesnet.org

Additional resources can be found through local libraries, your health care provider, and the yellow pages under "social service organizations."

Review Date: 11/1/2002
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