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epileptic

a person who has epilepsy
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[3,9-15] Caregivers and family members support is crucial for better compliance and care of epileptic patients.
Perceptions of the community about epilepsy in rural Tamil Nadu, India
Temporal lobe epileptic (TLE) patients are usually classified based on the degree of hippocampal atrophy.
Synaptic Reorganization of the Perisomatic Inhibitory Network in Hippocampi of Temporal Lobe Epileptic Patients
However, in eight of 14 patients in the study, neural stem cells were present outside these regions, namely in the epileptic brain tissue that was surgically removed.
New findings about stem cells in the brain of patients with epilepsy
JME is a common type of idiopathic generalized epileptic syndrome with a complex inheritance pattern.
Late-onset Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy or Frontal Lobe Epilepsy with Myoclonus
By reading the computer, the surgeon might then be able to spot the site of "electrical storms" which cause epileptic seizures.
Site of seizures may be spotted with computer
15 (BNA): The Ministry of Health denied any shortage of Lamictal, which is prescribed to epileptic patients at health centres.
Health Ministry denies Lamictal shortage
As an artist, he is best known for his acclaimed autobiographical comic Epileptic, published serially in France from 1996 to 2003, about his family's struggle surrounding his brother's epilepsy and David's development as an artist.
"Catalog of an impossible library": a conversation with David B
he said, mentioning that there are also no dearth of instances when a epileptic may be declared insane and subjected to inhuman attitude including torture.
Experts seek improved public understanding about Epilepsy
The family of a man who died after he was attacked by his dog as he had an epileptic fit have paid tribute to their "happy lad".
MAUL VICTIM IN SEIZURE BEFORE DOG ATTACKED
However, scientists, professors, and general guidelines confirm that most epileptic women deliver healthy infants.
Pregnancy relatively safe for epileptic women: US Academy of Neurology
A high incidence of epileptic patients who sustained a burn injury was reported in a previous review of the spectrum and outcome of burns at our institution.
A closer look at burn injuries and epilepsy in a developing world burn service
The study is the first clinical study in a comprehensive programme designed to achieve approval for the treatment of epileptic encephalopathies, a diverse group of severe epilepsy disorders in which uncontrolled epileptic activity contributes to a progressive decline in cognitive and motor function.
Turing Pharmaceuticals commences dosing first group of patients in TUR-004 single ascending dose study

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