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By the time Andrew Rios was 2 years old, he had already been given nine different medications to quell the non-stop seizures that had racked his little body since he was just 5 months old. One of them, Felbamate, caused severe bruising, as well as insomnia, which makes epileptic seizures... read more →

Epilepsy is something that can affect anyone, at any age and without any warning. As part of Purple Day, which is the international event for epilepsy awareness, one South Derbyshire mother has spoken about how she has coped with her daughter who suffers from epilepsy. Mail reporter Rob Smyth spoke... read more →

The photo above is me with my beautiful, 23 year-old, daughter, Kelly. She has suffered every day of her entire life, struggling under the pain of severe epilepsy, Cerebral Palsy, mental and physical retardation, etc, etc, etc. She now functions at the level of a 6-month-old baby. In 1997, Kelly... read more →

When exposed to a certain toxin in algae, sea lions develop a form of epilepsy similar to that in people, a new study says. Domoic acid -- which can cause tremors, convulsions, memory loss and death -- is produced by algae blooms and accumulates in small fish that sea lions... read more →

Kentucky's state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to advance a bill that allowing the use of marijuana oil to treat some cases of childhood epilepsy. Senate Bill 124, sponsored by state Sen. Julie Denton (R-Louisville), would exempt the marijuana extract cannabidiol from being classified as marijuana when used in Federal Drug... read more →

Parents worry about their children from the moment they’re born. But for Shelley Regier and her husband Randy that worry is constant. Their twin daughters, Emily and Ally, 19, were both diagnosed with epilepsy at a young age. Emily had her first seizure when she was 10 and, after an... read more →

Rick Harrison of the History Channel's reality TV show "Pawn Stars" dukes it out with customers at his Las Vegas store every day, haggling with them as they try to sell or pawn their items. But as a child, Harrison duked it out with a serious brain disorder, which he... read more →

Utah family says its goodbyes while praying for legislation to get cannabis oil to seizure-stricken kids. No longer needed, an oxygen tank sits idle on the living room floor. Nearby is a box of purple bracelets that Charlee Nelson’s family made to raise awareness of Batten Disease and to collect... read more →

EastEnders star Maddy Hill has spoken about her epilepsy storyline for the first time, admitting that she was initially "terrified" about portraying the condition on screen. The actress's character Nancy Carter was seen suffering a seizure in late January while out walking her family's pet dog Lady Di. After the... read more →