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Famous People with Epilepsy
Thu, 03/03/2005 - 18:18Napoleon Bonaparte once said, “History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.” But what if the “version of past events are disputed?” Where does that leave history and more importantly who determines the accuracy of these events? Dr. John Hughes, Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago decided to dive headlong into this question while researching the extensive timeline of historical figures reported to have suffered with epilepsy.
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RE: RE: RE: Famous People with Epilepsy
Submitted by Faecanuck on Fri, 2005-02-25 - 10:10
Billy Idol??? Really?! Wow... I didn't know he was counted among the famous personages with epilepsy. How'd you find that out? Thanks for sharing, too!!!