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Epilepsy (often referred to as a seizure disorder) is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. The condition is named from the Greek epileps...

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Is it just me feeling like a rat in a lab test?
We have had several of these on here and to me this is not the place for this sort of thing. Or am I the odd rat out so to speak feeling this way?
Posted on 05/12/08, 02:05 am
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Reply #1 - 05/12/08  10:06am
" I think it's more of a place for support, but if you don't want to be in the tests, just don't. I haven't really taken a look at any of them yet, but I don't think it's a big deal. And maybe if it helps open up new doors in seizure research, and others are willing to partake, it's not a big deal...
But you don't have to be in it... "
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Reply #2 - 05/12/08  10:51am
" I'm kind of on the fence regarding the request for research subjects. On one hand, it may wind up helping us in the future; on the other hand I wonder sometimes about the legitimacy of the requests. This site is just for moral support and research requests might be better served if the requests are made at epilepsy.com. "
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Reply #3 - 05/12/08  7:02pm
" That is a good point "
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Reply #4 - 05/13/08  3:13pm
" ahh but daily strength is now being advertised in magizines as a support site...smile..so it has become well known ..more so now..and if researchers especially students want info for papers...what better place to come to??
like sketch says...it may help open up new doors..and it is voluntariy...and i know in the past that these things were posted on epilepsy.com as well...

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heather "
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