Those with epilepsy worry more than their physicians do about the patients' potential memory loss accompanying their seizure disorder, according to a study at Ohio State University, Columbus. In a survey, individuals with epilepsy ranked memory loss as their second-most important concern on a list of 20 potential medical or social fears. Memory loss came in 12th in the frequency of responses among concerns recorded by physicians and nurse practitioners.Both groups agreed that having an unexpected seizure was the No. 1 fear. Almost three-fourths of practitioners and just over half of patients ranked unexpected seizures as their biggest worry.
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