How to Use epilepsy in a Sentence

epilepsy

noun
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  • For about a third of epilepsy patients, drugs don’t help.
    — Grace Browne, Wired, 15 Feb. 2022
  • Ashlie has epilepsy, which was also part of the reason for her family’s request.
    — Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2022
  • Believed to be caused by demons, St. Valentine would perform exorcisms to rid people of the demons and thus cure their epilepsy.
    — Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Soon afterward, Phoenix, 4, was diagnosed with epilepsy.
    — NBC News, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Scientists managed to capture the unique event while monitoring the brain waves of an 87-year-old-epilepsy patient.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 27 Feb. 2022
  • For thousands of years, people have taken it for conditions like epilepsy, glaucoma, insomnia, nausea and pain, among others.
    — New York Times, 1 Jan. 2022
  • The investigation revealed Donaldson has had epilepsy for more than 20 years.
    — The News Herald/usa Today Network, The Courier-Journal, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Deyonshaj, 14, has multiple conditions including epilepsy and hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid inside the brain.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The patient who died had epilepsy, which can alter gamma wave activity, per Live Science’s Harry Baker.
    — Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Ryan is on the Autism spectrum and also has epilepsy and Tourette’s.
    — Anna Turning, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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 epilepsy study is funded by a $5.5 million gift from the Charles L. Shor Foundation.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 8 Mar. 2022
  • In between are twin boys, 4 years old, one with cerebral palsy, the other with autism and epilepsy.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The practice was used to relieve pressure in the skull or treat symptoms of epilepsy and sinusitis.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • First, the Oregon team used the device to get Pearson’s epilepsy under control.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But there are also so many fears going through your mind, even when taking epilepsy out.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 25 July 2022
  • The disease often includes epilepsy and small brain size.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • That would allow people with severe epilepsy to be monitored for seizures at home instead of in the hospital.
    — Jon Hamilton, NPR, 13 June 2024
  • In addition, Anthony was diagnosed with epilepsy at two years old and has seizures.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 June 2024

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