The following checklists take just a couple of minutes to complete and can help Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan staff to assist you in managing epilepsy to the best of your ability:

Epilepsy Self-Management Checklist - Adult   (to be completed by adults with epilepsy)

 

Epilepsy Management Checklist - Parent   (to be completed by parents of children with epilepsy)

 

If you are a Michigan resident, an Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan staff person will contact you to discuss your checklist and answer any questions you may have about managing epilepsy.

 

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What you tell and ask your doctor plays a key role in your epilepsy management. The following document provides tips on maximizing the effectiveness of medical appointments:

 

 

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Keeping track of when your seizures occur, and what happens before, during, and after each seizure can help you and your doctor to identify seizure patterns and triggers, assess the effectiveness of treatment, and learn more about the nature of your epilepsy. The following tools can help:

 

Seizure Observation Record - useful for people who are in the process of being diagnosed with epilepsy, newly diagnosed people, people with epilepsy who have experienced a recent change in seizure type or patterns, and people with infrequent seizures

 

Seizure Diary - useful for people who experience frequent seizures or people for whom there is little variation from one seizure to the next