Study finds that cerebral palsy may be genetic for some kids, eases guilt of parents
In the past, children with muscle tightness or developmental delay were diagnosed with cerebral palsy without looking into the root cause.
Epilepsy
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CBD oil treats this teen’s daily seizures, but his family fears they may no longer ...
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Seizure 'forecasting': Device worn on wrist helps people with epilepsy predict and prepare for seizures
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'Subtle seizures' often lead to undiagnosed epilepsy
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An epilepsy disorder so rare this boy is one of nine in Canada
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‘I couldn’t control myself’: Man with epilepsy accused of assaulting police officer
The 52-year-old former plumber started suffering from seizures more than a decade ago
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Cannabis-based therapy reduced seizure frequency in child epilepsy patients: study
Preliminary data from clinical study on the effectiveness of cannabinoid therapy in controlling seizures in children with epilepsy showed it reduced the number of seizures trial participants experienced.
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New dedicated telemetry unit to help epilepsy patients with seizures
“It’s so exciting that people aren’t going to have the years and years of waits."
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Sask. neurologist: Non-epileptic seizures are being misdiagnosed as epilepsy
A research paper out of the U of S has shown around 2,000 patients in Saskatchewan may have been misdiagnosed as epileptic.
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Epilepsy
Alternative names: Seizure disorder; Epileptic — epilepsyDefinition: Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time.
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Epilepsy in children: Everything you need to know about causes, symptoms, tests and treatments
Seizure disorder – children; Convulsion – childhood epilepsy; Medically refractory childhood epilepsy; Anticonvulsant – childhood epilepsy; Antiepileptic drug – childhood epilepsy; AED – childhood epilepsyEpilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures over time.
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Blood sugar test
Alternative names: Random blood sugar; Blood sugar level; Fasting blood sugar; Glucose test; Diabetic screening — blood sugar test; Diabetes — blood sugar testDefinition: A blood sugar test measures the amount of a sugar called glucose in a sample of your blood.
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