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North East England Press Releases

Walking Proud for Epilepsy Action (Gateshead)

1 May, 2008

Gateshead’s Dianne Langthorne is getting ready for a mammoth 95 mile walk in aid of Epilepsy Action.

Dianne is taking part in the West Highland Way Walk in May to raise funds for the charity, the UK’s largest member-led epilepsy organisation.

Dianne said: “It is a personal challenge but also an attempt to raise awareness of epilepsy. I would like to make a difference if I can.

“I’m also looking forward to the challenge of walking the distances involved in such dramatic countryside.”

Epilepsy Action talk on epilepsy surgery (Stockton)

23 April, 2008

The Stockport branch of Epilepsy Action, is to hold a meeting with a talk by a leading epilepsy specialist from 7.00pm-9.00pm on Wednesday May 7, 2008.

The meeting will take place at Friends Meeting House, Cooper Street, Stockport and will provide people affected by epilepsy in the Stockport area the opportunity to learn more about the condition. The talk by Dr Peter Richardson, consultant neurologist at Hope Hospital will particularly focus on surgery, including vagus nerve stimulation (VNS).

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