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Jack Zammett, of Queens Road, is a candidate for rare and invasive brain surgery at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London and his upcoming operation and rehabilitation has seen residents come together to start a fundraising campaign. When Jack was born he suffered an extensive stroke, resulting in a number... read more →

For some, the shopping mall glitz and wintry twinkle of the holiday season are hallmarks to bask in and enjoy. For Maralyn Allen, they can spark rushes to the emergency room. Allen has epilepsy, the photosensitive kind where full-body grand mal seizures are triggered by flashing lights, like those strung... read more →

The little girl with long, dark hair sat on the sofa and nestled protectively beside her parents as they took turns telling a remarkable story of how she fought epilepsy and how she has beaten it for a year and a half. For 10 about minutes – not much longer... read more →

A 21-year-old intern died of a seizure that may have been triggered by fatigue after 3 all-nighters at a top investment bank. Moritz Erhardt was a week from completing a coveted placement at Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s London offices, and was due to be offered a job at the... read more →

A teenage dad who suffered from epilepsy died after collapsing while in custody. Billy Salton, 19, of Edgeley, Stockport, had handed himself in at Cheadle Heath police station as a warrant was out for his arrest in connection with an alleged burglary. An inquest into his death began today and... read more →

Molly O’Sullivan knew what it was like to experience a head injury before she got to college. She knew, once she was at school, that she’d occasionally missed snippets of lectures or conversations, and that it might not be because she was sleepy or distracted. But this was different. “I... read more →

Victoria Cowie is a pretty girl, auburn hair framing a face that comes alive when she laughs and reveals the azure hue of her braces. But there’s more than the usual measure of courage in this 12-year-old’s willowy 152-cm frame. In September, while Victoria was deep into rehearsals for Windsor... read more →

Kaylie Hogue was a high school English teacher who loved her job, her students, co-workers and the theater. She taught three years at Martin County West, and just as she finished cleaning and emptying out her classroom, that evening, June 5, she suffered an epileptic seizure and passed away of... read more →

A new implantable brain-stimulating device for patients with hard-to-treat epilepsy has received green signal from the US Food and Drug Administration. The Neuropace’s RNS Stimulator was cleared by the federal agency to reduce seizures in epilepsy patients who have not responded well to medications. can receive “The neurostimulator detects abnormal... read more →

Arguing that medical marijuana has been the most effective treatment for their son's seizure disorder, the parents of a five-year-old boy have filed a lawsuit to force Arizona state officials to include marijuana extracts - oil-like resins with very low levels of the psychoactive ingredient THC - as a legal... read more →