A Cullercoats woman is preparing to lace up her running shoes to complete the Great North Run for charity. Linda Robinson will be taking part in the run next month with 17 other people as part of the Celebrating Katy team, who raise money for Epilepsy Action, in memory of... read more →
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In Mulago hospital, we have a specialist clinic every Thursday for children with different brain disorders. Convulsions are the most common reason parents seek attention in this clinic with epilepsy being the leading diagnosis we make. In the general community, about 0.5% of the population may have epilepsy. A school... read more →
Aug
24
She may only be able to smile, cry and eat, but Lacey Tams' family are determined to give her the best life possible. Her loving parents, Nicole and Richard, of Newbiggin Hall Estate, Newcastle, were overjoyed at the new addition to their family, but within just a few days their... read more →
Aug
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Long-term follow-up in children undergoing hemispherectomy for refractory epilepsy showed that most were seizure-free and able to walk independently, but deficits in many areas of daily function were common, researchers said. online cash loans for people on centrelink Among 115 children with a mean of 6.05 years of follow-up, 70... read more →
Aug
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Two days after Jerry Kill suffered another seizure, this one coming at halftime last November and sidelining him for the rest of the Michigan State game, his boss spoke up. Gophers athletics director Norwood Teague told the Pioneer Press he would look at three areas in the offseason to help... read more →
Aug
22
Jessica Waters was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 11 years old. Since then, she created Cupcakes for Camp, a charity that sends kids with epilepsy to Camp Flame Catcher. "I know how important it was to have good counselors. When I came they were one of the biggest parts... read more →
Aug
22
A Hartland man who discovered he had epilepsy when he had a seizure at the wheel has turned his life around by designing high end chicken coops. Jim Knock, who used to work as an installations manager for a high-end joiner, had his first seizure when driving along the A39... read more →
Aug
22
Kayla and her supporters have raised more than $25,000 during the past five years for the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota. Seventeen-year-old Kayla Borman's daily battle with epileptic seizures is the lemon in her life. But the Fridley girl's determination to turn lemons into lemonade took literal shape earlier this month:... read more →
Aug
22
An oral once-daily extended release formulation of topiramate (Trokendi XR) for the treatment of epilepsy has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to an announcement from Supernus Pharmaceuticals Inc. The specialty pharmaceutical company said the product should be available in pharmacies over the next... read more →
Aug
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Jordan DeJong and his friend Sean Jones run a small booth at the Dobbs Ferry Farmers Market each Friday where the Mount Kisco friends deal a mix of entrepreneurship and good will. DeJong, who has suffered a form of epilepsy since childhood, is the founder and president of "Hope Soap,"... read more →