Tag Archives: Seizure

Epilepsy Surgery Allows Patient to Live Life to the Fullest

October 25th, 2011 - 10:40 am

Carla Huelsmann was diagnosed with epilepsy when she was 2 years old. Throughout her childhood and early adult years, she experienced mainly petit mal seizures. She continued through life, adjusting to her disease as needed. Once Huelsmann welcomed her daughter, the … Continue reading →

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A Marathon of Another Kind: Kidney Dialysis for 13 Months

May 2nd, 2011 - 9:20 am

It was the summer of 2008, and Nichole Rushton was primed and ready to run 26.2 miles – a marathon – something she had accomplished with relative ease twice before. At age 28, she well could have invented the concept of … Continue reading →

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Hurt and Healing

April 27th, 2011 - 10:56 am

By: Andrea Miller Birthday gifts, Christmas gifts, graduation gifts…we’re set in a society that longs after gifts.  I have learned, however, that the most important gift one can receive is a clean bill of health.  I have not had the … Continue reading →

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Grateful Family Says Mayo Clinic Care and Ketogenic Diet Brought Their Son Back To Them

November 2nd, 2009 - 6:00 am

Less than a year ago, four-year-old Max Irvine was having hundreds of seizures a day … he couldn’t walk, talk or chew his food. A previously healthy and active preschooler, Max has epilepsy. The Irvines were told by one epilepsy … Continue reading →

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Ali is seizure free and still dancing

July 16th, 2009 - 6:00 am

Editor’s Note: This article is from the Spring 2009 issue of the Sharing Mayo Clinic newsletter. When Ali Nowotny was just 15, she began to“blank out.” It was summer of 2006, and she was working as a waitress in her … Continue reading →

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