How to Use epilepsy in a Sentence

epilepsy

noun

• 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
• 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
• 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
• If epilepsy is suspected, the doctor will order a blood test that measures the amount of the hormone prolactin.
  — Diana Apetauerova, Verywell Health, 24 July 2023
• When Brains Split For patients who have epilepsy, seizures typically start from one side of the brain and then propagate to the other side.
  — Ken Kawada, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
• The brains of those with epilepsy contained more glial cells (non-neuronal cells that support and maintain other brain cells) than the brains of people with schizophrenia.
  — Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
• The researchers implanted electrodes to study the patient’s epilepsy.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 4 Oct. 2022
• For the one-third with drug-resistant epilepsy, if the seizure activity is connected to one area of the brain, as was the case with Mora, surgery may be the best option.
  — Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 3 Dec. 2023
• The company first repurposed an off-the-shelf implant used to control seizures in people with epilepsy.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 26 Dec. 2022
• Only epilepsy is treated with long-term anti-seizure medicines.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 4 Sep. 2023
• His lab tested the method in rodents as well as human brain samples leftover from epilepsy surgeries.
  — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Nov. 2022
• Because of the interesting way that CBD works in the brain, it’s been shown to be an effective treatment for symptoms of those with certain forms of epilepsy.
  — Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
• Additionally a person who has epilepsy may have a dog that is trained to detect the onset of a seizure and then help the person remain safe during the seizure.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2023
• Yellowbird also had to manage epilepsy, with which he had been diagnosed as a child.
  — Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 14 June 2022
• Aside from weight loss, keto diets are sometimes used as a treatment option for people with epilepsy.
  — Bychloe Taylor, Fortune Well, 6 Mar. 2023
• His clinical research group got Narcan nasal spray approved, and helped get a diazepam nasal spray approved for the treatment of epilepsy.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 20 Sep. 2023
• They are needed to make everyday goods such as cheese, soap and epilepsy medication.
  — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
• Recently, a gene therapy trial to treat an extremely rare form of epilepsy appeared to cause fluid to build up in the brain of two infants in the trial.
  — Doug Johnson, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2023
• Scientists found that mice and rats that suffered from seizures commonly seen in people with epilepsy developed changes in the wiring of their brains that advanced the disease.
  — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 4 May 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024