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Seizures take many forms. Before your doctor can prescribe the right treatment, he or she must figure out which type (or types) you have. That's the purpose of all the tests discussed in the Diagnosis section"not just to tell whether you have epilepsy but also to tell what kind.

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news-medical.net — “Researchers from Adelaide have discovered a 20-year mystery about a type of epilepsy in infants. It is caused by a single mutation in one gene they found. The discovery will allow for better screening, diagnosis and prediction of the risk of seizures for sufferers of benign familial infantile epilepsy, the researchers say.View full resource at news-medical.net

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epilepsy.com — “Happy 2012. One of the most common things that everyone sets out to do at the beginning of a New Year is to make a resolution as to how they can improve themselves over the coming year. Here are three potential New Year’s Resolutions that may help to improve your seizure control.View full resource at epilepsy.com

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