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Syncope or Seizure?

January 21, 2021
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Studies have now confirmed what some doctors have long suspected — many young people who are given the diagnosis of epilepsy (or seizure disorder) apparently don’t have epilepsy at all.

Instead, they have a condition known as syncope.

Posted in Epilepsy, Research
Tags: blood rushes to brain, convulsions, disturbance, Epilepsy, Epilepsy Foundation, fainting, mimic, muscle twitching, physical collapse, seizures, shaking, syncope, wrong diagnosis, young people

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I've been a professional copywriter for over 35 years. I also had epilepsy for decades. My mission is advocacy; to increase education, awareness and funding for epilepsy research. Together, we can make a huge difference. If not changing the world, at least helping each other, with wisdom, compassion and sharing.

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