An app for caregivers and people with epilepsy wanting to record details of their seizures.
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Epilepsy Journal
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By Oily Tree Applications
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Features
- Seizure log
- Trigger recording
- Graphs and reports
- Reports for sharing
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Clinical review
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User reviews
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Get the app from
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Google Play
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Cost
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Free
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What does the app do?
This app enables users to keep track of their seizures (such as duration, seizure type, rescue medication, triggers, activity, location) and record their medications (name, strength, dose, frequency). Users can view trends in their seizure frequency and generate reports of their seizure history. The app allows users to share their health information with friends, family or health professionals.
For the complete app description, go to Google Play (android) and for a detailed review, see Reviews.
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✔ Easily log seizures and related information. Able to note whether rescue medication was used, seizure type, possible triggers, activity and location (all customisable).
✔ Medication reminders, and compare seizure data with current and past medications used.
✔ Good data visualisation.
✔ Track ketone levels if undertaking a ketogenic diet and compare levels with seizures.
✔ Generate a pdf report of the data to share with your doctor.
✔ There seems to have been input from doctors.
✔ Sync between devices (great for caregivers)
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✘ Not available on iTunes store for Apple devices.
✘ Unable to record a video of the seizure through the app using the version reviewed.
✘ Limited information about epilepsy (there are some videos but seem to be more targeted towards medical personnel).
✘ Could not see a place to track drug levels in the blood.
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Privacy and security
The app is password protected. Users create an account and log on via their email address or via Facebook or Spotify. No personal information apart from name, email address, and payment details (if subscribed) appears to be collected via the app. The app does not appear to have a privacy policy. Read more about things you can do to improve your safety and security when using apps.
Review details
Date of review: August 2017
Platform reviewed: Android
Version: 1.3.6
Download size: 6.13 MB
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The following are articles about apps for epilepsy
- Pandher PS, Bhullar KK. Smartphone applications for seizure management. Health Informatics J. 2016 Jun;22(2):209-20.
Clinical review
Reviewer: Jeremy Steinberg, GP, RNZCGP
Date of review: December 2017
Comments: This app is useful for people who suffer from seizure disorders and their caregivers. Users can track seizure trends, monitor and compare treatment response, identify potential triggers, receive medication reminders and more effectively share data with their doctor. This is a very high quality journal application that allows users to easily log seizures and related information. Users can note whether rescue medication was used, seizure type, possible triggers, activity and location (all customisable). The app has good data visualisation. For people undertaking a ketogenic diet, they can track ketone levels and compare levels with seizures. This app appears to have had input from doctors during its development.
Safety concerns: None
New Zealand relevance: No concerns
Clinical review
Reviewer: Kinu McCarthy, Epilepsy Speciality Clinical Nurse
Date of review: March 2018
Comments: This app is useful for patients with epilepsy, their support persons, and clinician. The app makes it easy for patients to record their seizure frequency and to produce reports, and for clinicians to see seizure trends. However, from a usability perspective, it is difficult to press the seizure button when you are having seizure with altered awareness, so the recorded time and duration of the seizure might not be accurate. Also an editing option for alarm setting for medication reminder would be helpful.
Safety concerns: None
New Zealand relevance: No concerns
