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A dream has come true for a blind woman from Runcorn who has epilepsy. Dawn Gerrard has always yearned to run the London Marathon. The 31-year-old is thrilled to have won a place in this year’s prestigious event with her brother Chris, 35, as her guide runner.

Eight-year-old Shalaya Mathis and her seven-year-old sister Zoey were painting their nails early Monday morning when they heard a thud. It was their mother, who had fallen off her bed. "I was like what is happening to her?" Shalaya said. "I bit my lip, bit my tongue, got a black... read more →

A young girl's medical journey has become an internet sensation - after medical trials cured her rare form of epilepsy. Grace Hall, from Devon, started suffering sudden seizures when she was just a few months old. To highlight the little-known condition, West Syndrome, her parents captured the seizures in a series... read more →

Yesterday, an anonymous Twitter user targeted Vanity Fair contributing editor Kurt Eichenwald with a tweet meant to trigger a seizure, the writer revealed this morning. Eichenwald has epilepsy, and the tweeted strobe successfully caused him to have a seizure. Now, he’ll be coordinating with police and Twitter to unmask the... read more →

My husband and I were at a restaurant with my family recently when I noticed a blank look on his face. His body was frozen and his right hand was gripped around his spoon. I called his name softly and placed my hand around his. He remained still and a... read more →

A cold, windy Sunday afternoon did not deter about 100 friends and community leaders from celebrating the granting of a special wish to Charlie Coe of Brambleton. Charlie, 11, was diagnosed with Doose Syndrome epilepsy when he was three, and experiences seizures that make exercise a particular challenge, said his... read more →

I have my sights set on a big party next spring for my daughter, Mareena. Her birthday, you might ask? In many ways it's a re-birthday: a celebration of Mareena living without seizures longer than she endured them. It has been a long, difficult journey to reach this milestone, one... read more →

Epilog, a spin-off from imec and Ghent University, is launching its platform that improves epilepsy diagnosis through an automated service that accurately and efficiently analyzes large amounts of EEG-data. The new platform enables doctors to make well-informed patient treatment decisions. Proven in clinical trials and welcomed by the physician community,... read more →

A cop who has epilepsy says two high-profile arrests in Edmonton are further proof seizure training should be mandatory for police officers in Canada. Marcel Allen, a constable with the Ottawa police service, says he has woken up in handcuffs three times after having seizures on the job, and was... read more →

A Lexington, Kentucky woman is facing charges after allegedly abusing a disabled 4-year-old boy left in her care. Tiffany Fields' son Luke has Down's Syndrome, heart defects, and epilepsy. He needs constant care, so Tiffany said that a woman from a local home health care service, Lillian D. White, started... read more →