Epilepsy: Curse or Blessing?

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	Epilepsy: Curse or Blessing?

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7-14-2009 6:17 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/3a5c1df8-fea6-42a1-be1b-e1989577cd26/6D2C2877-1819-451C-9FE0-ED7B9B190DBE/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/" href="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/" style="font-size: 11px;">healthmad.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/"><P>Epilepsy is a problem affecting the brain, symbolized by recurring and uncontrolled seizures. Some of the symptoms of epilepsy are uncontrolled movements of the body, disorientation or confusion, sudden fear, or loss of consciousness. Epilepsy may occur due to a head injury, stroke, <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink0"><FONT color="#cc3333"><SPAN class="kLink">brain </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">tumor</SPAN></FONT></A>, lead poisoning, genetic conditions, or severe infections like <A target="_blank" href="http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761559786/Encephalitis.html">encephalitis</A>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/"><P>The most famous painters, poets, writers, speakers, rulers, <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink1"><FONT color="#cc3333"><SPAN class="kLink">playwrights</SPAN></FONT><SPAN id="preLoadWrap1"><DIV id="preLoadLayer1"><IMG /></DIV></SPAN></A>, actors, scientists, musicians and philosophers were blessed with Epilepsy. Just read the names of some of the people who were afflicted with Epilepsy!</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;">Agatha Christie - English <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink3"><FONT color="#cc3333"><SPAN class="kLink">crime </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">fiction</SPAN></FONT></A> writer</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/"><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink2"><FONT color="#cc3333"><SPAN class="kLink">Sir </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">Isaac </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">Newton</SPAN></FONT></A> - the great Scientist</LI></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://healthmad.com/mental-health/epilepsy-is-just-a-condition-and-not-a-disease/"><P>Epilepsy afflicted people are generally highly sensitive people and thus, are the most suitable for the creative <A href="#" class="kLink" target="undefined" id="KonaLink4"><FONT color="#cc3333"><SPAN class="kLink">arts </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">and </SPAN><SPAN class="kLink">sciences</SPAN></FONT></A>! 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