How to Use epilepsy in a Sentence

epilepsy

noun
  • Her son has epilepsy and autism and worked with an aide while at school.
    — Gina Rich, Good Housekeeping, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Two of them are on the autism spectrum, and our third has epilepsy.
    — Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Niko has epilepsy and is prone to seizures, which began two years ago out of the blue.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2019
  • And tiger whiskers were once used for toothaches, eyeballs for epilepsy -- the list goes on.
    — Jenni Marsh, CNN, 15 Aug. 2020
  • People with epilepsy are more prone to seizures in extreme heat.
    — Noah Weiland, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The fits and visions that his works allude to may have been caused by epilepsy.
    — Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Many epilepsy drugs are prescribed this way, known as off label.
    — Fred Vogelstein, WIRED, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Because of the light flashes, they should not be used by those with epilepsy.
    — Star Tribune, 2 July 2021
  • Steroid treatments, even brain surgery to try to control his epilepsy.
    — Natallie St. Onge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 July 2020
  • The man, who had epilepsy, hit his head on the concrete floor and began to convulse.
    — Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Strobe lights seen throughout the film led to concerns for viewers with epilepsy.
    — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 18 June 2018
  • Disabled by epilepsy, Phillips could feel a seizure coming on.
    — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2019
  • Two of them are on the autism spectrum (ages five and nine), and our third has epilepsy (age 10).
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The rats didn’t show signs of health issues like seizures or epilepsy, which the researchers had worried might arise.
    — Aria Bendix, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The samples in this study were from patients with epilepsy and other brain diseases.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 26 Mar. 2021
  • For the new paper, the researchers turned to a piece of brain tissue from a person with epilepsy.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 May 2024
  • Ryan is on the Autism spectrum and also has epilepsy and Tourette’s.
    — Anna Turning, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • In the years that followed, epilepsy became a permanent part of our lives.
    — James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Drew has epilepsy and his mom relies on caregiving support from the state to keep him safe and healthy.
    — Amy Silverman For Arizona Daily Star, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2020
  • The epilepsy patients skewed older, and most already enjoyed the song.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Aug. 2023
  • The incident also caused the victim to fall back and suffer a seizure due to her epilepsy.
    — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The mother of his 6-year-old son died suddenly in March due to epilepsy.
    — Tania Ganguli, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2020
  • For example, the disease is the leading cause of the onset of epilepsy in adults.
    — Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 May 2024
  • The worst failure involved a 60-year-old woman with epilepsy.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In between are twin boys, 4 years old, one with cerebral palsy, the other with autism and epilepsy.
    — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The actor, just 20 years old, died July 6 from a seizure caused by epilepsy.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • He was crushed with grief, Anna wrote, and with guilt—his son had inherited epilepsy from him.
    — Karl Ove Knausgaard, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The parents revealed that the 6-year-old had autism, epilepsy and hydrocephalus.
    — Naledi Ushe, PEOPLE.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • The study is targeting 15- to 20-year-olds with epilepsy who need to have surgery to stop their seizures.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2021
  • Brown family Allie has autism and epilepsy.
    — Olivia Young, CBS News, 28 May 2026

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