How to Use epilepsy in a Sentence

epilepsy

noun
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  • Her son has epilepsy and autism and worked with an aide while at school.
    — Gina Rich, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2020
  • For about a third of epilepsy patients, drugs don’t help.
    — Grace Browne, Wired, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Ryan is on the Autism spectrum and also has epilepsy and Tourette’s.
    — Anna Turning, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The fits and visions that his works allude to may have been caused by epilepsy.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The study is targeting 15- to 20-year-olds with epilepsy who need to have surgery to stop their seizures.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2021
  • The man, who had epilepsy, hit his head on the concrete floor and began to convulse.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Because of the light flashes, they should not be used by those with epilepsy.
    — Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • For the new paper, the researchers turned to a piece of brain tissue from a person with epilepsy.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • For example, the disease is the leading cause of the onset of epilepsy in adults.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024
  • People with epilepsy are more prone to seizures in extreme heat.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The rats didn’t show signs of health issues like seizures or epilepsy, which the researchers had worried might arise.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • His partner and colleague, Snipes, passed away due to epilepsy in 2020.
    — Laken Brooks, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
  • This wasn’t a lesion in the temporal lobe, or epilepsy.
    — Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2023
  • This was before epilepsy and seizures and gasping faces.
    — Keith Bierygolick, The Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2021
  • For the new study, researchers played the Pink Floyd song to 29 participants with epilepsy.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The epilepsy patients skewed older, and most already enjoyed the song.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Aug. 2023
  • There is strong support for using CBD to treat epilepsy.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The incident also caused the victim to fall back and suffer a seizure due to her epilepsy.
    — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The parents revealed that the 6-year-old had autism, epilepsy and hydrocephalus.
    — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Drew has epilepsy and his mom relies on caregiving support from the state to keep him safe and healthy.
    — Amy Silverman For Arizona Daily Star, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The epilepsy study is funded by a $5.5 million gift from the Charles L. Shor Foundation.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Shor is diagnosed with epilepsy and had his first seizure at the age of 25, according to the news release.
    — Evan MacDonald, cleveland, 26 Feb. 2021
  • In between are twin boys, 4 years old, one with cerebral palsy, the other with autism and epilepsy.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Her brother Cody Gelenski, who has autism and epilepsy, has been in the league for two years.
    — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, 28 May 2021
  • The samples in this study were from patients with epilepsy and other brain diseases.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Mar. 2021
  • An autopsy performed at the time of death showed that Patrick, who died at 8 months, suffered from epilepsy.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 5 June 2023
  • An autopsy performed at the time of death showed that Patrick, who died at eight months, suffered from epilepsy.
    — Christine Pelisek, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • At the age of eight, Lillard was diagnosed with epilepsy and had a tumor on his optic nerve.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Cleveland Clinic’s epilepsy team is using advanced imaging and AI to help locate the source of seizures.
    — Randy Bean, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Although it was initially designed to reduce the risk of seizures in people with epilepsy, it’s now been adapted for fat loss and other potential health benefits.
    — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 3 Oct. 2024

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