May 12, 2007
WKNO

“Epilepsy Defined” from Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

For thousands of years, seizures have been blamed on everything from evil spirits to mental illness. Now groundbreaking technology is revealing the true nature of epilepsy, a brain disorder that affects more than one percent of the population.

Dr. James Wheless, the director of the Neuroscience Institute at Le Bonheur Children’s Medical Center explains epilepsy and current treatments available. Dr. Wheless is professor and chief of pediatric neurology and the Le Bonheur chair in pediatric neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He also serves as director of the Le Bonheur comprehensive epilepsy program. He is clinical director and chief of pediatric neurology at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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