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Epilepsy Diagnosis

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Diagnosis

An epilepsy diagnosis is often made during an emergency visit for a seizure. If a person seeks medical help for a previous or suspected seizure, the doctor will ask about the patient's medical history, including seizure events.

One interesting study suggested that a doctor might be able to identify the location in the brain where the seizure is originating by watching the patient wipe his or her nose. A runny nose is common after a temporal lobe seizure, but not after seizures in other l...

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