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October 4, 2007 - 7:00pm
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Stanford University
Oak Room, East
Tresidder Student Union
459 Lagunita Dr.
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(650) 498-7826
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No Fee
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N/A
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Epilepsy is one of the most common serious neurological illnesses in the world, and one of the most misunderstood. The name derives from the Greek word to "take hold," as if by supernatural forces. In fact, epilepsy is a group of brain disorders characterized by excessive and disordered electrical storms in the brain. Modern advances in diagnosis, medical therapy, brain surgery, and use of new devices can help to manage and sometimes cure this condition. But public stigma and misinformation persists. Slowly, epilepsy is coming out of the shadows.
Speaker: Robert S. Fisher, MD, PhD
The Maslah Saul Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences and Professor, by courtesy, of Neurosurgery at SUMC
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