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epilepsy

[ep-uh-lep-see] / ˈɛp əˌlɛp si /


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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

Epilepsy affects approximately 40,000 people in Ireland, with one in three people unable to control seizures through medication.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

The Epilepsy Society charity wrote on X: "Seizures are no laughing matter for people with #epilepsy @catdeeley. Please do better and educate yourselves about this difficult and poorly understood condition, @thismorning."

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2024

Epilepsy, where patients suffer from unexpected seizures, affects roughly 1% of the population.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

Epilepsy is not a disease but a complex of symptoms.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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