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Did
You Know?
Epilepsy
is – not contagious.
You can’t catch epilepsy, it’s not infectious.
Sometimes epilepsy may develop as a result of a brain
injury or illness. Some types of epilepsy can be inherited.
In many cases the cause of epilepsy is unknown, however
doctors are learning more every day about the brain and
epilepsy. **********
The brain can store
more information than could be contained in 20 million
books each with a thousand pages!
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It doesn’t
matter how clever you are, what the colour of their
skin is or how rich or poor they happen to be, epilepsy
does not separate one from another. Epilepsy can affect
anyone at anytime.
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 Animals
and Epilepsy All
animals have bra ins
and so they can have seizures. It is not unusual for
pet dogs and cats to be treated by a vet for epilepsy
with medicines to control the disorder.
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 Throughout
the world there are about 30 million people who have epilepsy.
Compare this with Australia which has an approximate population
of 20 million!
Epilepsy is very common indeed. |
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| Caesar,
Julius (100 – 44 B.C) Julius
Caesar was one of the greatest generals who ever lived
– he was extremely clever and courageous.
Caesar
arrived on the shores of Britain in the year 54 BC.
His invasion made him a great hero in the city of Rome.
He remained the world’s most powerful man until
March, 44 BC when he was stabbed to death by a group
of men led by Brutus and Cassius.
Through–out
his life he kept in very good health. The fact that
he had epilepsy didn’t affect his success in any
way.
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Centre 266 Port Road, Hindmarsh SA 5007
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