Epilepsy fundraiser in memory of local ballplayer
A fundraiser is being held Saturday, Aug. 3 at the baseball diamond at Ross Houston Park in Lisle in memory of 27-year-old Jesse Hibbert, who died Aug. 3, 2012 after experiencing an epileptic seizure while he slept. "We are trying to raise funds and …
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Grant Will Support Epilepsy Therapy Study at Wesleyan
The grant will help fund research on using human embryonic stem cell-derived GABAergic neurons for epilepsy therapy, which is being conducted by Janice Naegele, professor of biology, professor of neuroscience and behavior, Laura Grabel, Lauren B.
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Phenytoin sodium capsules
Epilepsy Action believes it is important that you always have exactly the same version of your epilepsy medicine. This is because a number of people, who have switched between different versions of epilepsy medicines, have had an increase in side-effects.
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Epilepsy death risk heightened by mental illness, says Oxford study
However, worrying new research, which looked at almost 70,000 epileptic patients, finds that the risk for people suffering from epilepsy is proportionately much higher for those individuals who also suffer from co-existing psychiatric illnesses …
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Organization aims to raise awareness about epilepsy
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy met on Saturday to sew caps for patients being tested for the disorder. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that results in seizures. When patients receive EEG tests, doctors attach …
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