Drowning, seizure disorder blamed for teen's death 
Albany Times Union
Jesse Cale, 18, who had gone missing from a campsite in Greenwich on May 12, died of asphyxia due to drowning due to a grand mal seizure disorder, said Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Sikirica. Cale's body was discovered about five or six feet from the ...
Autopsy says Jesse Cale died from drowning, seizure The Saratogian
Autopsy finds Greenwich teen drowned Glens Falls Post-Star
Police: Jesse Cale's death ruled accidental WNYT
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Cost of children's health care hitting families harder 
CNN
Two years ago, the seizures started. So did the never-ending medical expenses. The Bixler family is just one example of how a child's chronic illness can strain a family emotionally and financially -- and children represent the fastest growing health ...

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Services , supports help children with autism spectrum disorders 
Brownsville Herald
... an individual must either be intellectually disabled with an IQ of less than 70 or have a disability such as ASD (also referred to by them as pervasive development disorder PDD), cerebral palsy, and seizure disorder etc. with an IQ of 75 or less.

 

Teen Blames Bizarre Accent, Violent Seizures on Lyme Disease 
ABC News (blog)
Elaina, 16, suffers from an unusual case of Lyme disease, with symptoms that includes a speech disorder and seizures. (Courtesy Elaina You'd never know it sitting across from 16-year-old Elaina that she suffers from a rare and debilitating case of Lyme ...

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Parents Often Lose Sleep Over Child's Epilepsy, Study Finds 
U.S. News & World Report
In the study, published in the journal Epilepsia, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital for Children in Boston examined the sleeping arrangements of 105 families who had a child with the seizure disorder and 79 families whose children did not ...
Epilepsy In Children Affects Sleep Patterns In Family, Study Says The Inquisitr
Pediatric Epilepsy Impacts Sleep for the Child and Parents Counsel & Heal

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4-year-old with seizure disorder hopes to get service dog 
ABC 57 News
By Ashley Izbicki - aizbicki@abc57.com PLYMOUTH, Ind. ? A family of five is asking for the community's help in raising money to help buy a service dog to help a four-year-old girl who has a rare seizure disorder. Ally Krupp has had seizures since she ...

 

Strolls for Seizure Control raises awareness about seizure disorders 
Columbia Star
Strolls for Seizure Control, sponsored by South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy (SAFE), were held in Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia Saturday, April 28 to advocate, educate, and inspire South Carolinians about seizure disorders or epilepsy.

 

Sick boy with seizures absconds from 37 Military Hospital 
GhanaWeb
He was admitted on April 23 with the diagnosis of cerebral toxoplasmosis and seizure disorders. A statement to the Ghana News Agency in Accra by the GAF Public Affairs Directorate signed by Lieutenant Colonel E. Aggrey-Quashie said Sackitey absconded ...

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?The Adventurers? explore the world and change their lives 
Oak Hill Gazette
By Bobbie Sawyer When Virginia Medina's son Charles was diagnosed with a seizure disorder at 18 months, she wasn't sure what was in store for the future. Medina said she, like many parents of intellectually disabled children, struggled with where to ...

 

Charity walk to raise money for Epilepsy 
YNN Hudson Valley
Christy Molinaro, Chairperson for Epilepsy Stroll said, ?"it's a neurological disorder that could affect anyone at any age. Children right on up to adults, and the elderly. There are so many reasons why people have seizure disorders.

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