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EPILEPSY Made Easy - Types,Classification, And Diagnosis
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EPILEPSY Made Easy - Types,Classification, and Diagnosis

Epilepsy is a group of neurological disorders characterized by epileptic seizures.[10][11] Epileptic seizures are episodes that can vary from brief and nearly undetectable to long periods of vigorous shaking.[1] These episodes can result in physical injuries including occasionally broken bones.[1] In epilepsy, seizures tend to recur and as a rule, have no immediate underlying cause.[10] Isolated seizures that are provoked by a specific… read more

posted July 6, 2018
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exactly. Mine is due to a rare brain tumor referred to as an HH tumor. I was born with it. It is about 1 in every 200,000. I couldn't get it cut out because it would damage other parts of the brain. So, first I had radiation surgery, also known as GammaKnife at Cleveland clinic(It was a HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE)!!! Last year I had a new surgery. Only 6 cities and Toronto currently have it. I had it done at The U of Michigan. I had to wait about a year for the Machine to get there and get set up. I was the 1st one with an HH tumor to get it done there. After, I was about 80-85% seizure free. So I had it done this June 15th again. Since, I haven't had another seizure yet. My dr.'s and I are shooting for 100%. We have talked about a 3rd if necessary, but if it's NOT safe, my surgeon won't do it again. She thinks she got everything this time. The U of M has a story about the surgery on their facebook and twitter websites!!! It consisted of getting a 5 1/2 hole drilled in my head and getting a laser shot to my tumor to burn the nucleus. The whole surgery took about 6 hours!!!

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