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epileptic

a person who has epilepsy
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However records showed no such epileptic medication had been dispensed by the hospital pharmacy.
Medical notes didn't 'tally' in lead up to man's death in hospital; STAFF 'UNAWARE' 27-YR-OLD WITH DOWN'S WAS EPILEPTIC
In contrast to a disease, there is no single etiology and/or pathology Therefore, contrary to epileptic seizure, the diagnosis of epilepsy or syndrome is not possible by only observing and/or watching the video but requires information on the age of onset, family history predisposing factors, frequency of the attack, electroencephalography (EEG) and neuroimaging data, etc.
Up-to-date critical review of the classification of epilepsies and epileptic seizures
Sackellares, "Measurement and quantification of spatiotemporal dynamics of human epileptic seizures", In: Nonlinear biomedical signal processing, ed.
Spatiotemporal dynamics of interictal spikes
Nakken (1997) observed a reduction of disorders in the electroencephalography of 20 out of 26 epileptic children.
Effect of selected aerobic exercise training on the occurrence of electroencephalographic disorders in epileptic children
Early myoclonic encephalopathy (EMA) is an epileptic condition with a bad prognosis which begins in the first three months of life and in which voltage supression is observed on EEG.
Epileptic syndromes of the newborn and infant
In the present study the sample was consisted of 60 male and female epileptic patients of age range 16 to 45 years.
The effect of gender and literacy on executive planning of epileptic patients
As a surgeon, one of the most rewarding things is to witness an improvement in the quality of life of the patient, since epileptic patients could suffer from emotional and social disorders," said Dr Mansour adding that even though none of the patients complained after surgery, "VNS is a programmable instrument that can be switched off in case of discomfort.
Surgical implant changes epilepsy patient's life
8% had no hesitation in becoming friend to an epileptic likewise 64.
Knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy among Malaysian Chinese
The new research in mice shows how these cells can be "kick-started" into action by physical activity or epileptic seizures.
Brain cells aided by exercise
Prosecutor Emma Ross told Airdrie Sheriff Court: "The cards came into her possession after Mrs McGuigan took an epileptic fit on a bus, with the cards on her.
Thief took cards off epileptic fit victim
For the first time, scientists at Newcastle University have been able to record spontaneous epileptic activity in brain tissue that has been removed from patients undergoing neurosurgery.
Pioneering ways to target epilepsy; North researchers make breakthrough
In this pre-clinical trial, BVA-601 induced a statistically significant decrease of epileptic activity in mice pre-treated with Kainic acid.
Biovista Inc. Announces Positive Efficacy Results in a Pre-Clinical Trial of its BVA-601 Repositioned Drug for Epilepsy

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