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Posts Tagged ‘Epilepsy’

Nutricia Ketogenic Diet Information Evening – 24/11/08

Friday, November 28th, 2008

Nutricia hosted a ketogenic diet information evening and cookery session at the Cooks Academy in Dun Laoighre on the 24th of November. The event was filled to capacity with a range of Health Care Professionals attending including, Dietitians, Clinical Nurse Specialists, a Consultant Neurologist and Diet Chefs. Mr. Kevin Rafferty, a dietitian from Nutricia Liverpool presented on “Nutritional therapy as a standard part of epilepsy care”.

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The life of Brugt Warnar with epilepsy.

Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

My name is Brugt Warner and this is the story of me living with epilepsy. I was born on the 18th February 1943. You can see a copy of my birth certificate here:

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