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Epilepsy Defined

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Pueblo, CO
April 22
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epilepsy /ĕp′ə-lĕp″sē/
noun
1. Any of various neurological disorders marked by sudden recurring attacks of motor, sensory, or cognitive dysfunction, with or without convulsive seizures or loss of consciousness.
2. The “falling sickness,” so called because the patient falls suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles.
3. A medical condition in which the sufferer experiences seizures (or convulsions) and blackouts.

April 22
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May 25
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Happy birthday to you. hang in there and try and stay pos.

May 26 (edited)
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Happy birthday

May 25
A MyEpilepsyTeam Member

Bryan, You do not have a Doctor, Neurologist or Epileptologust? Are you on any prescribed meda? Are your seizure(s) controlled? If I were stable, I would want to check up with them anyway.

April 28

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