Having Epilepsy Research Paper

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Having Epilepsy

What would you do if you have a seizure in class? Well that's what many kids go through because they have epilepsy. Imagine what that would be like that for you're whole life. It would suck, but so many kids develop epilepsy each year and don't even know it until they have a seizure.
Epilepsy is a very common disease that many kids develop each year.
Epilepsy is a disease in the nervous system that causes people to have seizures any time or the day and even at night. The disorder usually causes people when they are having a seizure, to not remember anything that happened and they could also be very confused on what just happened. People that develop epilepsy are not only children but they are also adults of any age!
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