Study the symptoms, types, diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy and its associated seizures in this free online course. This epilepsy awareness course teaches you about epilepsy and provides important healthcare procedures that can prevent serious harm during seizures. It suits medical students, general doctors, neurologists, nurses and anyone who knows someone who suffers from epilepsy. We examine the classification, causes and treatment of epilepsy and seizures. We also explain how behavioural changes affect epilepsy and how to provide support to epileptics.
| College | Alison |
| Course ID | 191896 |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Evaluate the causes and treatment of partial, generalised and status epileptic seizures • Explain the differential diagnosis of epilepsy • Describe the management of epilepsy found in patients of different ages • Discuss the relationship between epilepsy and behaviour • Identify the associated risks of epilepsy • Summarize the treatment issues of epilepsy |
| Course Code | 219 |

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