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An epileptic woman who suffered a severe seizure woke up to find two strangers laughing at her and filming the ordeal on their mobile phones. Maggie O’Connor, 26, was walking her dog in the grounds of St Botolph's Priory in Colchester, Essex, when she had a seizure. She woke up to... read more →

A frantic Mansfield mother was left caring for her daughter after ambulance crews refused to attend when the child had a suspected seizure. Rebecca Turton was enjoying a day in the sunshine on Carr Bank Park on Thursday 24th of July with her eight-year-old daughter Kirstie and other family members... read more →

An O’Fallon teen hopes to raise money to help find a cure for epilepsy by offering her skills at applying a centuries-old type of body art to anyone interested in having one of her temporary tattoos. Avani Yaganti, the daughter of Dr. Srinivas and Anita Yaganti of O’Fallon, said she... read more →

After her first seizure, which occurred in school at the age of 15, Tehya Mrotek had one question for her doctors and nurses: Am I going to die? "I didn't know what epilepsy was," she said. But along with her parents, Tamra and Curt, she has learned a lot about... read more →

In a split second, Sandrine Baun's son Jeremy was in crisis. The 8-year-old was playing at the water's edge of a local swimming area with his two sisters when he began convulsing. Baun said she had turned her head for a moment and when she looked back, Jeremy, who has... read more →

Jerry Kill has worked hard to get his epilepsy in check heading into another football season. Now, about that leg injury. The Gophers coach walked with a slight limp this week at Big Ten Media Days, still hobbling from an ill-advised decision to join the players in a recent conditioning... read more →

A Melbourne couple could be charged for giving their three-year-old son medicinal cannabis who was suffering from hundreds of life-threatening seizures a day. Under doctor's supervision, Cassie Batten and Rhett Wallace use cannabis oil to treat Cooper's severe epileptic seizures as he did not respond to any other medication. However... read more →

If you see Darren Page staring into the distance, momentarily unable to talk, don’t assume he’s a criminal or substance abuser. Mr Page, like many other people in Orange, has a disability, and at times it’s hard for him to communicate. Having had partial epileptic seizures for the past 20... read more →

A lawmaker says Utah could ease the burden for families participating in the state's limited medical marijuana program by selling a cannabis extract in state liquor stores. Under the program approved by Gov. Gary Herbert earlier this year, Utah residents with severe epilepsy are allowed to possess the low-potency extract,... read more →

Police pepper-sprayed an innocent man suffering an epileptic seizure and bundled him into a van without realising he was having a heart attack from which he never recovered, according to his devastated family. The 32-year-old, whose relatives wish to remain anonymous, is believed to have had cardiac arrest in the... read more →