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epilepsy

[ep-uh-lep-see] / ˈɛp əˌlɛp si /


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In Shepperton High Street, in Surrey, pharmacist Akash Patel is making up a monthly prescription for another patient with epilepsy.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The 29-year-old has epilepsy and is struggling to get the drugs she needs to prevent life-threatening seizures.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The offer included pregabalin, a prescription drug used to treat anxiety, nerve pain and epilepsy.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

This time, Warner Judd got an answer when she was diagnosed with focal epilepsy, meaning her seizures typically start in one side of the brain and cause unusual feelings, sensations or movements.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

It has been suggested that Vincent van Gogh may have suffered from a form of epilepsy and that his disease may have led him to have the many visions...

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi




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