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Covid no more likely than flu to lead to epilepsy
Grace Wood | The study compared patients who were hopsitalised with Covid-19 to patients who were admitted with flu
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![Neurological conditions leading cause of illness – study Neurological conditions leading cause of illness – study](https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/03/GettyImages-97873871.jpg)
Neurological conditions leading cause of illness – study
Grace Wood | According the to the study, in 2021 3.4 billion people had a neurological condition
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Swansea University study shows impact of Covid and epilepsy
Grace Wood | The research into Covid and epilepsy was supported by Epilepsy Action
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UCL team develop mental health treatment for children with epilepsy
Grace Wood | The mental health treatment for children with epilepsy was published in The Lancet
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Spring Budget 2024: funding for epilepsy research announced
Grace Wood | Hunt announced a £45 million investment into research for cancer, dementia and epilepsy
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Epilepsy medicine shortages continue
Epilepsy Action’s helpline has seen five times more enquiries on medication stock
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Neurology crisis costing UK £96bn – Economist report
The report was launched at the House of Commons on February 26, 2024
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People with epilepsy more likely to get Parkinson’s disease
Grace Wood | According to the research, 21 in 10,000 people with epilepsy will develop Parkinson’s disease
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‘Huge and unjust disparities’ across NHS neurology services
Grace Wood | There is one neurologist to every 755 people with epilepsy in the North East, but one to every 191 in London
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