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TAKE CONTROL TODAYWith summer time approaching and children with epilepsy gearing up for summer camp, epilepsy.com wanted to get the inside scoop from the experts who treat and care for these children both year round and within the camp setting. Epilepsy.com editor and writer, Jenna Martin, had the chance to meet with James Wheless, M.D., Professor and Chief of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Nancy Elling, R.N. B.S.N., Children
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Children with epilepsy have a higher rate of learning disorders than the general public. However, most children with epilepsy don't have learning problems.
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