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One family in Maine is bringing people together to raise awareness of epilepsy. The Jerome family held a fundraiser in Orrington Saturday to raise money for the Epilepsy Foundation of New England. They were inspired to get involved in the fight against epilepsy when their daughter Brianna was suddenly diagnosed... read more →

It was the day Carla Marshall has dreamed of – for her terminally ill son to give her away at her wedding day. And that day came true as the 19-year-old walked down the aisle with her little boy. Carla, from Wolverhampton, and her boyfriend Kyle Matthews, 22, had mixed... read more →

A man who claims he was illegally fired from his new job at a Southeast Portland car wash because he has epilepsy is suing his former employer for $150,000. According to his suit filed Thursday in Multnomah County Circuit Court, Seth T. Dahlberg was hired on June 10, 2013, to... read more →

Tributes have been paid to a young Hampshire woman who died after suffering a severe seizure at home. Lara Weston, who celebrated her 22nd birthday this month, collapsed at her parents’ Hursley home, where she had lived her whole life. Two months ago she had moved into an annexe above the garage... read more →

A New Brunswick family is speaking out after they learned a paramedic who responded to their 911 call was trained to do more but couldn’t because of provincial regulation. Chelsey LeBlanc’s daughter Amelia was 18 months old when she had her first seizure. “She was turning blue, and then purple,... read more →

Meet Brianna. This 9-year-old Brewer girl is tackling epilepsy. “It’s really sad and scary because I was afraid I would have no friends if I told people,” Brianna Jerome shares. “They would get scared of me.” “It really took a long time to convince her that there were other children... read more →

It only took a second for Aileen Burger to decide to move her whole family across the country. It was a Wednesday, and doctors had just told her they couldn't operate on 4-year-old Elizabeth's brain to cure her intractable epilepsy. By Saturday, the Burgers, who hail from New York, were... read more →

 Nick Winge is like any other grade school boy. He's enjoying his summer in Argyle, Minnesota, before starting third grade this fall. But Nick is a little different from his classmates. He has been fighting benign rolandic epilepsy of childhood since February of 2011. It's a diagnoses that originally frightened... read more →

A newly discovered biomarker – visible in brain scans for hours after febrile seizures – predicts which individuals will subsequently develop epilepsy, according to UC Irvine researchers. This diagnostic ability could lead to improved use of preventive therapies for the disorder.A team led by Dr. Tallie Z. Baram found that... read more →

“The thing I remember most is waking up in the hospital,” said Michael Repman “Really pretty terrifying,” said his dad, Tim. Michael Repman loves swimming. He first started when he was eight years old. "I've just been doing it all my life,” said Michael. But his swimming career almost ended... read more →