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  With epilepsy, neurons in the brain send abnormal signals, causing seizures.

  Epilepsy: Symptoms and Causes

  By EmpowHER on October 16, 2011 - 7:02am
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  LONDON (Reuters) - Almost half of epilepsy patients who have surgery find that it stops their seizures completely for at least 10 years, scientists said on Friday, suggesting

  Surgery halts seizures in many epileptics: study

  on October 14, 2011 - 6:59am
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  The major epilepsy treatments are medication and surgery.

  Epilepsy Treatments

  By EmpowHER on October 8, 2011 - 3:53am
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  People with epilepsy can have seizures on one side of the brain, called a focal seizure, or affecting the whole brain, called a generalized seizure. If a patient with epilepsy has ...

  Temporal Lobe Epilepsy: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Causes

  By EmpowHER on October 7, 2011 - 8:30am
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  In the United States, about two million people have epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With epilepsy, neurons in the brain send abnormal signals, ...

  Epilepsy: Symptoms, Causes and Risks

  Impacted 1 Lives By EmpowHER on October 6, 2011 - 4:43pm
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  A neurological condition in which a patient has two or more unprovoked seizures, epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide, and about 3 million in the United States, according ...

  Information on Todd’s Paralysis

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on October 5, 2011 - 3:17pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Adults who were born prematurely may have a higher risk of the seizure disorder epilepsy than those who were born full-term, a new study suggests.

  Preterm birth linked to epilepsy risk in adults

  on October 4, 2011 - 11:17am
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  An estimated two million people in the United States have epilepsy, a neurological condition in which the patient has recurrent seizures, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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  What is Temporal Lobe Epilepsy?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on September 15, 2011 - 3:25am
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  In 2010, an estimated 140,000 people in the United States were diagnosed with epilepsy, noted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  What are the Treatments for Epilepsy?

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on September 7, 2011 - 2:37pm
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  In the United States, about two million people have epilepsy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With epilepsy, neurons in the brain send abnormal signals, ...

  The Signs and Symptoms of Epilepsy

  By Elizabeth Stannard Gromisch HERWriter on September 7, 2011 - 10:01am