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  It Is Important To Be Part of An Epilepsy Support Group
I recall the good and happy days when I was an epilepsy support group co ordinator in our local epilepsy society.  My friends and I looked forward to meeting up, telling and updating each other abo...
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  Agony, Hope & Resolve
Epilepsy entered our lives more than 25 years ago, and unless things change, I fear that outcomes for families in the future won't be any better than they were for us. Twenty-three mind-numbing ...
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  A Storm In The Brain
The toll of epilepsy has been overlooked—and the research underfunded—for too long. A call to action.The statistics are stark and sobering— and for the uninitiated (which is to say most of us), sta...
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  In the Grip of the Unknown
It takes courage and discipline to live every day with the haunting uncertainty of epilepsy. A good doctor helps, too. The worst thing about the epileptic seizure Dan Wheeless suffered on the fir...
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  Epilepsy: Introduction and Disabilities
Lecture by: Dr. Lim Kheng Seang, Neurologist, UMMCDate: 1 November 2008What is Epilepsy & Seizures? (Apa itu Epilepsi/Sawan)• Epilepsy is a disorder characterized by recurring seizures (also known...
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  Bells Jingled At Epilepsy Support Group Gathering
Christmas is a time to be jolly and merry. It is also a time to bring cheer, joy and meaning to others. Members of the epilepsy support group under the guidance of Dr K S Lim were supposed to have the...
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  Fifty million suffer from epilepsy. Only a few are well informed about it.
Epilepsy is one of the commonest disorders affecting the brain. Millions of people across the globe suffer from epilepsy. Epilepsy does not stop you or your child from leading a healthy and active l...
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  AOEA Program Kuala Lumpur 2006
The Council of PEMDr. Hussain Imam (President)Dr. Azmi AR (Vice President)Dear Sir,I, Chang Choon Foong, a member of PEM and also an epileptic patient, would like to thank you for giving me the opport...
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  Driving and Epilepsy
"Consensus Guidelines On The Management Of Epilepsy 2005".By: Epilepsy Council, Malaysian Society of NeurosciencesThe possession of a driver’s license is an important contributor to health-r...
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  6TH ASIAN & OCEANIAN EPILEPSY CONGRESS (AOEC) (AOEA - PATIENT PROGRAMME) 15TH NOVEMBER - 17TH NOVEMBER 2006
Written by: Serene LowFirst and foremost, I would like to say "Thank You" or "Terima Kasih to Persatuan Epilepsi Malaysia and UCB Pharma Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd for giving me an opportunit...
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  My Experience as an Epilepsy Sufferer
I have always pride myself for being healthy as I have not taken more than 5 days leave in my 36 years of working life.Then, suddenly at the age of 60, I 'blacked out' a couple of times and eventually...
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  How epilepsy has affected my life
Epilepsy affected my academic achievements, when I was a student.Since I am unemployed, I am unable to fulfill my role as a breadwinner of the family. As a result, I am regarded as an unrespectable pe...
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  Personal account by a Malaysian mother of a child with epilepsy
The phone rings, the time is 10.45 a.m. on 7th January 1985. The voice of the caller is tense “Your daughter had a fall and is unconscious”. On getting this message my mind went blank. Just 3 hours ag...
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  When a parent has epilepsy!
They look like ordinary children between the ages of 8 and 12, laughing and playing in the playground at the Kragsbjerggaarden youth hostel in Odense, Denmark. And for the most part they are like any ...
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  Stories of schoolchildren with epilepsy
Diana Sawyer was invited to be a Plenary Session speaker at the 24th International Epilepsy Congress, Buenos Aires, on the topic “Epilepsy and the School Years”, with a brief to present personal persp...
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  Chinese New Year potluck gathering
Diary of PEM Support Group Gathering by Ananda RajLast month since there was no meeting at Damansara Specialist Hospital, Serene organized a Chinese New Year potluck lunch get together at the Paramoun...
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  Managing epilepsy – aiming for seizure freedom
Epilepsy is a common serious neurological condition affecting some 50 million people worldwide. Caused by a disruption in brain activity, epilepsy can affect anyone at any stage of life.It is estimate...
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  Concerns About Epilepsy:- Different for Kids and Parents
While children with epilepsy and their parents share concern on a number of subjects, they also have separate, and different concerns about life with seizures.In a study reported in the November, 2000...
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  Don't mention the 'E' word
Mostly, it is true to say that words do not hurt us in the same way as sticks and stones. There are some words though which have the capacity to cut us very deeply whenever they are used in the wrong ...
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  Rare Seizure Types and Syndromes
West SyndromeWest Syndrome was originally diagnosed in 1841 by a physician in his own baby son. The terms infantile spasm, salaam spasm and hypsarrythmia have also been used to refer to this syndrome....
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  My Classmate had Epilepsy
Sven-Göran Eriksson, Manager of the English Football Team and the man known as Svennis at home in Sweden, in interview with Susanne Lund, IE News Editor. “We didn't treat him any differently simply be...
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  Epilepsy and Spirituality...life after epilepsy
Have you ever wondered, as most people with epilepsy do, “what happens after epilepsy?” I want to offer you some of the ideas of the five to help you along the way.The first step is to just look at re...
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