Having Epilepsy created an interesting, exciting, challenging life and journey! Talk about a great lesson in how to navigate this!
My journey to creating better health and finding answers began when I was diagnosed with Grand Mal...
Read More
Category: All Posts
Marcus Charles, Hamilton ON restrained and tasered by police responding to a seizure in the workplace on October 2, 2022
The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance (CEA) acknowledges the over 4,000 Canadians who took the time to...
Read More
Impact of Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery on Health-Related Quality of Life
A team of Canadian researchers, co-led by Dr. Elysa Widjaja and Dr. Mary Lou Smith, at the...
Read More
Drug Shortage Update: SABRIL (vigabatrin)
We have recently learned of new developments with respect to the ongoing shortage of SABRIL...
Read More
Purple Lights
In 2012, the Government of Canada passed a law identifying March 26 as the officially...
Read More
March Epilepsy Awareness Month – 2023 Campaign
We invite you to review the individual initiatives as listed below, participate in them as...
Read More
The Marcus Charles Petition to make Police Epilepsy Training MANDATORY!
The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance is taking action to request that police across Canada receive...
Read More
Hamilton Man tasered by Police during Epileptic Seizure on October 2nd 2022
The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance (CEA) does not condone any type of physical restraint when dealing...
Read More
EPILEPSY AND SEIZURE RESPONSE TRAINING FOR POLICE OFFICERS
About 1 in 100 people have epilepsy. When most people think of epilepsy or seizures, they think of...
Read More
SUDEP Action Day – October 19, 2022
Each year, the Epilepsy Foundation recognizes SUDEP Action Day — a day devoted to raising...
Read More
WE NEED YOUR FEEDBACK ON THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF A “CEA APP”
We invite you to share your expectations and opinions regarding the potential development of a...
Read More
Drug Shortage Update: SABRIL (vigabatrin) powder for oral solution 500 mg
We have learned of an anticipated drug shortage that may affect some epilepsy patients in Canada....
Read More
Latest News
Purple Day
Purple Day is an international grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide.
