epilepsy
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She had suffered a seizure, caused by undiagnosed epilepsy.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
This time, Warner Judd got an answer when she was diagnosed with focal epilepsy, meaning her seizures typically start in one side of the brain and cause unusual feelings, sensations or movements.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
But even once she was physically able to resume normal training, her epilepsy under control with the help of medication, it became clear that she had not moved on mentally.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026
One student told her she has epilepsy and had medication refused to be issued to her after she moved.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
We can’t go back in time and diagnose him, but from here it looks like a form of epilepsy or, most likely, the beginnings of bipolar disorder, which is also known as manic depression.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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