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National Epilepsy Week opportunity to raise awareness of much misunderstood condition



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Published Date: 20 May 2008
EPILEPSY is the most common serious neurological condition in the UK today and affects around 40,000 people in Scotland.
Many more people across the country experience first-hand the impact of epilepsy due to its effect on family, carers, friends and employers.

The condition can affect at any time and the effects can be utterly debilitating. The symptoms are charac...



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Maggie Blue,

Florida 20/05/2008 08:08:17
One of the most intelligent people I've ever met lost his job due to having epilepsy. It's really quite dreadful that people react so adversely to this malady.
Most of the people with epilepsy I know have relatively short seizures and go on about their business. Thanks for this article.

 

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