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    In new memoir, Minnesota journalist details how epilepsy changed her life

    Stacia Kalinoski was forced to become an expert on the causes and symptoms of epilepsy when she began having seizures about 20 years ago. As they continued on-and-off, Kalinoski fought…

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    Carolyn Staffieri: Finding Faith, Poetry, and Purpose Through Epilepsy

    Carolyn Staffieri is a woman of strength, compassion, and creativity—a poet, author, speaker, and former pediatric nurse whose journey through epilepsy has become the wellspring of her literary voice. Through her…

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    It’s More Than Seizures: Understanding Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy Disruptions

    It’s 8:45 a.m. on Monday morning. By now Gretchen has usually dropped her son Peter*, off at school with his one-on-one helper, and is on her way to work, but…

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    Call for new approach to mental health care in people who also have epilepsy

    Up to one in three adults and young people with epilepsy also have mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety. A new set of recommendations aims to help neurologists…

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    Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier

    A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that’s expected to make it easier for families of children with disabilities to sue schools…

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    Rutgers Health Researchers Challenge FDA Warning on Common Epilepsy Drug

    Rutgers Health researchers found that lamotrigine, a widely prescribed antiseizure medication, to be safe in older adults with epilepsy, contrary to a safety warning by the Food and Drug Administration…

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