Untitled Document Zachery Lauren Kevin Phillip Living with Intractable Epilepsy. Intractable epilepsy has tragic consequences on the lives of children and their families. Severe epilepsy in early childhood can cause developmental delay and irreversible brain damage that lead to a lifetime of dependency. Socially , children with intractable epilepsy become isolated and suffer unimaginable damage to self-esteem.
Life expectancy is reduced for persons with intractable seizures.
A variety of health conditions result from years of violent seizures. Others die from seizure-related accidents and suicide. Parents of children with intractable epilepsy bear a heavy burden. Their lives are dominated by the seizures and there is nothing they can do to protect their children from a villain who robs them of strength, intellect and happiness.