For 50 Years Cheryl's Life Was Wrecked by Epilepsy -- Then She Was Cured by Cutting a Slice From Her Brain ; Neurosurgery for Epilepsy Me and My Operation

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THE PATIENT WHEN I was five, I used to feel strange about once a week, as though I was going to sneeze but never did. Then, for about a minute, I was unable to respond to anything around me, even though I was totally aware.

Sometimes, without knowing why, I'd pause in the middle of the road when traffic was coming; and once, I moved forward just as a train was approaching the platform and had to be hauled back by my belt. It was terrifying for my parents.

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For 50 Years Cheryl's Life Was Wrecked by Epilepsy -- Then She Was Cured by Cutting a Slice From Her Brain ; Neurosurgery for Epilepsy Me and My Operation

Shortly afterwards, I was diagnosed with epilepsy. The messages between my brain cells were being disrupted -- in my case, causing this feeling that I was going to sneeze (known as an 'aura'), and then the 'absences' (which are a type of seizure).

Sometimes there is a family link, but in my case there was no obvious cause.

I might be fine for weeks, but then I'd ...

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