Living with epileptic seizures

Livingston S (1961) Living with epileptic seizures. J Pediatr 59:1 128–37.

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First Paragraph: The primary purpose in the therapy of any disability is the rehabilitation of the patient to a life as nearly normal as possible within the limitations of his disability. In epilepsy the efforts to control the seizures are, of course, of primary importance. But whether full control is achieved or whether recurrent seizures persist, there remain many problems concerning the psychological management of the patient and his parents and their relationship to the social milieu in which they live.