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Epilepsy
About Epilepsy
One of the oldest documented conditions. Ancient Babylonians attributed seizures to demons. Hippocrates argued it was a brain disorder, not supernatural. Affects 50 million people worldwide. Up to 70% can be seizure-free with medication. Dostoevsky had epilepsy, and Julius Caesar and Van Gogh are thought to have had it.
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