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Announcements
A place for forum announcements.
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Mon Dec 31, 2007 2:22 pm Mike  |
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Suggestions
Please post any suggestions your have for the forum here.
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Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:56 pm tkzrothzen  |
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Urgent Questions
Did your child just throw up their meds?, Are you out of Vigabatrin?, This is the place to post questions that require an immediate answer. We realize that a lot of times questions seem urgent so please make sure this area is only used for the most urgent questions.
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:18 pm lms871003  |
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New To Infantile Spasms
Are you new to IS. It can be scary, confusing, and emotional. We have all been there. If you are not sure where to post or don't have any specific questions but just need someone that has been there to listen post here.
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Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:52 pm jenandjacey  |
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General Discussion
Discuss anything and everything IS here.
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 7:45 pm jenandjacey  |
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My IS Child
Start a thread about your child's journey and keep others updated. Please use your child's name and where you are from as the subect line. This is a great place to introduce us to your child an your family.
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:25 am kmbruehl  |
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IS and Older Children
This is the place to discuss issues that effect older children that have had Infantile Spasms.
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Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:30 pm S. de Klerk  |
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Moms Only
Discuss issues that only a mom would understand.
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Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:57 am 1003kristi  |
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Dads Only
This is a place for dads only.
Moderators Mike, Moderator Team |
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Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:34 pm JoshuasMomLisa  |
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Religious Issues
This is a place for those that would like to discuss religion and how it relates to your special needs child. It's not a place to debate religious issues.
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Sat Feb 16, 2008 1:50 pm Mike  |
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Anything Else - IS Related or Not
Although many things in our lives revolve around IS we all have other things going on so feel free to discuss them here.
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Fri Jul 25, 2008 6:34 pm Jwebber  |
| Treatments |
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ACTH
Many of our children have been on ACTH and many of us have asked the question "What can I expect?" Please post your experiences and questions here.
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Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:00 pm keri kennedy  |
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ACTH Alternatives
Discuss Alternatives to ACTH
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Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:03 pm jenandjacey  |
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Vigabatrin
Post your Vigabatrin experiences and questions here.
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Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:10 am Nat's Dad  |
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Ganaxolone
A new medication being evaluated for Infantile Spasms.
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Wed Feb 13, 2008 3:52 am pansitoo  |
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Conventional Treatments
Discuss conventional treatments that don't have an individual catagory.
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Mon Jul 14, 2008 10:43 pm Shannon  |
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The Ketogenic Diet
Discuss the use of the Ketogenic Diet for seizure control.
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Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:32 pm brandikay  |
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Alternative Treatments
Discuss HBOT, Craniosacral Therapy, or anything else that may be considered an alternative therapy.
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:31 pm jenandjacey  |
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Surgery
Discuss surgery options for IS.
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Wed May 07, 2008 1:11 am ian  |
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Cryptogenic/Idiopathic
Don't have a cause for your child's IS? Post here.
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Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:27 pm Mima  |
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Down's Syndrome
Does your child have DS in addition to IS?
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Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:11 am msalzman6  |
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Other Sympomatic
Do you have a cause that is not listed? If so please post here with the cause as the title.
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Wed May 14, 2008 7:27 pm PLR  |
| After Infantile Spasms |
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Seizure Free
If your child is seizure free tell us your success story.
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Sat May 10, 2008 2:17 pm tkzrothzen  |
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Intractable Epilepsy and Other Seizure Disorders
Has you child progressed to a diagnoses other than IS.
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Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:54 pm jenandjacey  |
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Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome
Many children with IS later become diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome. This is an area for parents to discuss LGS whether your child progressed from IS to LGS or it was their only diagnosis.
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Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:15 pm keri kennedy  |
| Other |
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Equipment Exchange
Do you have a wheelchair, stander, or other equipment that you are not longer using or are you looking for equipment? If so post it here.
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Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:30 pm JLS2304  |
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Therapy
Discuss and ask questions related to therapy here.
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Thu May 29, 2008 4:16 pm keri kennedy  |
| Studies, Inspiration, Other Articles, and Links |
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Medical Studies and Reports
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Tue Apr 18, 2006 2:31 pm Fortyhall  |
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Inspiration
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Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:41 am Debbie  |
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Other Articles
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:44 pm Mike  |
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Useful Links
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Mon Jan 14, 2008 1:32 pm Mike  |