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121. Afraid Your Child Might Have Epilepsy?
     
     Aug. 9, 2000 -- Some good news for worried parents: Most kids who have an unexplained seizure will never have another, according to a new study. The bad news, however, is that if a second seizure does occur -- and does so within 6 months of the first -- they are more likely to have several more. The
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122. Epilepsy Surgery May Be Best Bet When Medications Fail
     
     June 19, 2000 -- At least once a week, Jane Price dresses up as a clown and visits hospitals and nursing homes in Gardendale, Ala., where she lives. "When someone's in the hospital, they feel bored; they don't feel at home," she says. "A clown can bring patients a touch of joy. We call it 'therapeut
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123. Experts Meet to Discuss the Future of Epilepsy
     
     March 30, 2000 (Bethesda, Md.) -- Scientists attending a two-day international meeting here are talking cautiously about significant improvements in treating one of mankind's oldest afflictions -- epilepsy. Backed by the White House and the National Institutes of Health, the conference is said to be
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124. Cost of Epilepsy Higher Than Previous Estimates
     
     March 30, 2000 (Atlanta) -- As many as 44% of the people in the U.S. who have epilepsy -- more than 1 million people -- continue to have seizures, despite getting medical treatment, according to a report in the March issue of the journal Epilepsia. These people, and others who have uncontrolled epil
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125. FDA Approves New Epilepsy Drug for Persistent Seizures
     
     Mar. 28, 2000 (Washington) -- Epileptic patients for whom current multidrug therapies have not been effective may soon find a new addition in their drug cocktails. On Tuesday, the FDA approved an anticonvulsant drug that may offer hope to Americans with persistent partial seizures. "There is a criti
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126. Epilepsy, Stroke Vaccine Shows Promise
     
     Feb. 24, 2000 (Atlanta) -- Epilepsy, stroke, Parkinson's disease, chronic pain, depression -- all might one day be treated and/or prevented with a new vaccine. Studies published in Thursday's issue of the journal Science show that the vaccine prevents seizures in laboratory animals and protects them
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127. Driving Restrictions for People With Epilepsy Still Debatable
     
     Nov. 16, 1999 (New York) -- Patients with epilepsy who drive have the best chance of avoiding a seizure-related car crash if they have not had a seizure in at least 6-12 months, according to a report in the medical journal Neurology. The research team, headed by Gregory L. Krauss, MD, of Johns Hopki
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128. Surgery and VNS
     
     Surgery and VNS
     
129. Teens With Epilepsy
     
     Teens With Epilepsy
     
130. Types of Seizures
     
     Types of Seizures