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epilepsy

[ep-uh-lep-see] / ˈɛp əˌlɛp si /


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When she recovered, she claims a doctor told her she did not have epilepsy - she had anxiety.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

She could not keep her epilepsy medication down which led to more seizures.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Phoebe Tesoriere, 23, claims she was told she was anxious, depressed, had epilepsy and warned she'd be treated as a mental health patient if she kept returning to A&E.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Nearly one-third of respondents incorrectly thought that certain conditions, including autism or epilepsy, would prevent someone from donating.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The patients included those who suffered with epilepsy, mental illness, blindness, deafness, mental disabilities, and severe physical deformities.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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