What Type of Epilepsy Is It?

EPILEPSY NEWSLETTER
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Week of September 14

In This Issue:
> Self-Control a Sign of Intelligence
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTti0Et
> Will Yelling at Your Child Cause a Seizure?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTtj0Eu
> Was It a Seizure?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTtz0EC

Today's Top Story: What Type of Epilepsy Is It?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTtl0Ew
When talking about epilepsy, your doctor may describe it as
idiopathic, cryptogenic, symptomatic, generalized, focal, or partial.
Learn what they mean.
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> Surgical Options for Epilepsy
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTto0Ez

HEALTH NEWS HEADLINES

Self-Control a Sign of Intelligence
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTti0Et
Delaying gratification is a sign of intelligence and is found in the
same area of the brain, researchers say.

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EDITOR'S PICKS

Will Yelling at Your Child Cause a Seizure?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTtj0Eu
Should children with epilepsy be handled with kid gloves? Not unless
you want to spoil them, experts say. Most of the time, children with
epilepsy aren't as fragile as you think.
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> The First 30 Days: Quit Smoking!
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MEMBERS ARE TALKING

From the Epilepsy Support Group message board:
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTty0EB

Was It a Seizure?
http://health.webmd.com/cgi-bin21/DM/y/e2Ac0NedAu0BaK0BTtz0EC
A new member says he has experienced involuntary movement in both arms
and legs that lasted for 30 seconds or more. He is afraid that it
could have been a seizure. Read the post and join in the discussion.

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