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Author Lambert, Kate.

Title Can I tell you about epilepsy? : a guide for friends, family, and professionals / Kate Lambert ; illustrated by Scott Hellier.

Publication Info. London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource (45 pages).
Series Can I tell you about ...?
Can I tell you about-- ? series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Contents Can I tell you about Epilepsy? A guide for friends, family and professionals; Author note; Introduction; Introducing Ellie and friends who have Epilepsy; What is Epilepsy?; Absence Seizures; Focal (Partial) Seizures; Tonic Clonic Seizures; Basic first aid for seizures; We are all unique; How teachers can help; Recommended reading, websites and organisations.
Summary Meet Ellie - a young girl with epilepsy. Ellie invites readers to learn about epilepsy from her perspective. She introduces us to some friends who help present the varying forms of epilepsy. Ellie and her friends help children to understand the obstacles that they face by telling them what it feels like to have epilepsy, how it affects them physically and emotionally, how epilepsy can be treated and how the condition is often misunderstood by people who do not know the facts. This illustrated book is full of useful information and will be an ideal introduction for children from the age of 7. I.
Subject Epilepsy in children -- Juvenile literature.
Chronic diseases in children -- Juvenile literature.
Medicine.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Children's Health.
MEDICAL -- Pediatrics.
Chronic diseases in children. (OCoLC)fst00860098
Epilepsy in children. (OCoLC)fst00914207
Genre/Form Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Other Form: 9780857006486
9781849053099
ISBN 9780857006486 (electronic bk.)
0857006487 (electronic bk.)
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