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National epilepsy

Stress can mimic seizures, inner conflict misunderstood

Are you aware that stress can bring on distress that mimics numerous physical ailments, including epileptic seizures? These seizures are called...
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New research for seizures may give people with epilepsy hope, less stress

Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School recently linked a (BAD) protein to epileptic seizures with the help of the...
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Tomorrow is go Purple Day!

Tomorrow is Purple Day, a worldwide day to increase epilepsy awareness. People globally, including in Antarctica, are donning purple. Epilepsy...
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Bella the therapy dog reunited with baby who has epilepsy

  • Bella therapy dog found
  • December 22, 2011
Bella, a doberman pinscher went missing 12 days ago from San Diego, according to San Diego 8 news.Bella is a therapy dog and her job was to look...
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Antiepileptic Benefits of an Atkins-Like Diet

Some individuals with epilepsy fail to respond to treatment with conventional drugs but benefit from consuming a ketogenic diet, a high-fat, low...
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Hundreds of Ugandan patients to be tested for epilepsy and neurocysticercosis

Five neurologists from Europe plan to examine at least 1000 epileptic patients, young and old, in the Gulu district and others in northern Uganda...
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Life-saving cat can sense seizures coming on her owner

Lilly a cat in Bournemouth, England, isn’t just a companion for her owner Nathan Cooper; she’s a lifesaver. When Cooper, 19, is about...
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FDA: Topamax increases risk for oral birth defects

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a statement on March 4, 2011, declaring that new data demonstrates that pregnant women taking...
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Info 101: 24 Hour EEG? Here's 10 helpful hints you should know

  • EEG
  • December 28, 2010
Your child is headed in for a 24 - 48 hour Electroencephalogram (EEG). It’s likely to be you or a spouse that spends the majority if not all...
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The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative’s next target: cysticercosis

The Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI), an arm of the Imperial College London, has been instrumental in fighting neglected tropical diseases ...
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