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Childhood epilepsy is more than seizures. Learn to recognize symptoms, manage triggers, and support your child’s well-being.
Epilepsy is a seizure disorder that is described by the International League Against Epilepsy as two unprovoked seizures that occur within 24 hours or one unprovoked seizure with a high risk of a ...
With 1 in 26 people in Wigan expected to develop epilepsy at some point in their life, leading neurosurgeon Dr Susanne Hager is today, on Purple Day, a global initiative dedicated to epilepsy ...
A grieving mother is attempting to raise £750,000 to improve epilepsy care through technology. Emma O'Brien, from Gravesend in Kent, is raising funds for Leo's Angels, which she set up in memory ...
A new technique has enabled ultra-powerful MRI scanners to identify tiny differences in patients’ brains that cause treatment-resistant epilepsy, allowing doctors to offer the patients surgery to cure ...
It is estimated that 630,000 people in the UK have epilepsy, with around 60% experiencing focal seizures, which begin in one specific area of the brain but can sometimes spread to other areas. A third ...
For some time, she dismissed her symptoms. But when she moved to Cambridge to live ... Doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, diagnosed her as having focal epilepsy. Suddenly, it all made sense ...
I was diagnosed with temporal lobe focal epilepsy when I was 19 (Picture: Katie Spencer) The first thing that happens is a feeling of déjà vu. I get tingling sensations throughout my body ...
Each have their own set of symptoms. Being able to distinguish between the different types of seizures can help you to choose the right course of action. There are two types of non-epileptic ...
Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD Epilepsy is a brain disorder that causes repeated seizures due to abnormal nerve ...