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epilepsy

[ep-uh-lep-see] / ˈɛp əˌlɛp si /


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The X-Factor winner will play at a match in Leicestershire alongside a string of celebrities including former Leicester City football players, soap actors and reality TV stars to raise funds for Young Epilepsy.

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

Charity Epilepsy Action said the new AI tool's potential was "really exciting" and could give people faster diagnosis, but did not solve the issue of lack of specialist epilepsy nurses in England.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

The patients in the trial were under the care of physician Jon Willie at the Emory University Hospital Epilepsy Monitoring Unit.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2024

Epilepsy, for example, was initially dismissed by the medical community before being taken seriously as an illness, said Jamie Saltzer, director of scientific and medical outreach at #MEAction, which advocates for people with ME/CFS.

From Salon • Oct. 11, 2023

Dr. Maccabruni in his Notes on Hidden Forms of Epilepsy, 1886, narrates the case of an epileptic, who during childhood received an injury to his skull.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina




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