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New epilepsy project aims for faster diagnosis and better treatment of epilepsy – ABC News
Wally Lewis kept his epilepsy a secret for years. Since having brain surgery, he is now seizure free and is supporting a new project aiming to improve the lives of people with the disorder.
An ambitious new project is aiming to change the lives of people with epilepsy by creating specialist hubs which researchers claim will lead to faster diagnosis and better treatment.
Key points:
- The Australian Epilepsy Project is bidding for $65 million of government funding
- The funding would be used to create specialist hubs to treat epilepsy patients
- Professor Graeme Jackson says it currently takes too long to diagnose and get treatments for many patients
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