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		<title>Are you still looking for your keys?</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/are-you-still-looking-for-your-keys</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[brain exercise]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Brain fitness]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[challenge your memory]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[healthy brain]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Holy Cross Hospital]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Locatelli
Misplaced keys.  A forgotten name.  A lost thought.  As we age, these issues create a familiar and worrisome question:  am I losing my memory? 
Fortunately, we now know that there are therapies and exercises that you can do to preserve and even improve your memory.  You must challenge your mind on a regular basis to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myth or Truth?  Everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy.</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/myth-or-truth-everyone-who-has-a-seizure-has-epilepsy</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/myth-or-truth-everyone-who-has-a-seizure-has-epilepsy#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Locatelli
Since seizures are often associated with epilepsy, it is natural to assume that everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy.  The trust is that not everyone who has a seizure has epilepsy. 
Seizures that are not epileptic may result from several different medical conditions, including poisoning, fever, fainting, or alcohol or drug withdrawal, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Myth or Truth?  Epilepsy is a mental illness.</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/myth-or-truth-epilepsy-is-a-mental-illness</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/myth-or-truth-epilepsy-is-a-mental-illness#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy awareness month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While there has been much effort put in to educating the general public about epilepsy and seizures, there are still many misconceptions about this neurological disorder.  
Seizures may look scary or strange, but they do not make a person crazy, violent, or dangerous.
Because of how seizures look, many people believe that epilepsy is a mental illness.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seizure alert dogs may warn people with epilepsy of an upcoming seizure</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/seizure-alert-dogs-may-warn-people-with-epilepsy-of-an-upcoming-seizure</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/seizure-alert-dogs-may-warn-people-with-epilepsy-of-an-upcoming-seizure#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:23:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[seizure alert dogs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[seizure safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[seizures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[service animals]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last decade, a new kind of service animal has emerged. According to the Delta Society, while there are no scientific studies to prove this theory, seizure alert dogs have the ability to warn people with epilepsy of an impending attack minutes—sometimes hours—before it occurs. This allows the person time to take anti-seizure medication, get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Florida Neuroscience Center and Holy Cross Hospital Honor Epilepsy Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/florida-neuroscience-center-and-holy-cross-hospital-honor-epilepsy-awareness-month</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/florida-neuroscience-center-and-holy-cross-hospital-honor-epilepsy-awareness-month#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:21:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In honor of Epilepsy Awareness Month, Florida Neuroscience Center will have an information table set up in front of the cafeteria at Holy Cross Hospital between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 13. We invite you to come with your questions and to receive educational literature to help you better understand epilepsy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Epilepsy in the workplace:  Can you have a successful career and have epilepsy?</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/epilepsy-in-the-workplace-can-you-have-a-successful-career-and-have-epilepsy</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 02:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[ADA and epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[discrimination and epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy foundation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[seizure preparedness plan]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[unemployment and epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[working with epilepsy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Locatelli
More than three million Americans, including 360,000 Floridians, are coping with epilepsy.  Many people with epilepsy manage successful careers in a variety of industries.  In fact, the only jobs that people with a history of seizures are prohibited from obtaining are those that require a federal commercial driver’s license or a commercial pilot’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let&#8217;s Talk About It:  November is Epilepsy Awareness Month</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/lets-talk-about-it-november-is-epilepsy-awareness-month</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/lets-talk-about-it-november-is-epilepsy-awareness-month#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:29:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy foundation]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[hormones and epilepsy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Locatelli
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month, which the Epilepsy Foundation of Florida has aptly created a theme for the month called “Let’s Talk About It.”  
There are many myths and misconceptions about epilepsy and seizures.  Throughout the month, check the Florida Neuroscience Center blog for posts that help dispel some of these myths.

Some people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternative therapies for epilepsy management:  should you try them?</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/alternative-therapies-for-epilepsy-management-should-you-try-them</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/alternative-therapies-for-epilepsy-management-should-you-try-them#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:52:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[drinking and epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy nutrition]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy seizure safety]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[exercise benefits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Locatelli
The definition for alternative medicine from the National Institute of Health is “medicine that is used in place of conventional or traditional medicine.” An example of an alternative therapy is using a special diet to treat cancer instead of undergoing surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy that has been recommended by a conventional doctor. 
In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Help Your Doctors Help You By Telling Them the Truth - Part I</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/help-your-doctors-help-you-by-telling-them-the-truth-part-i</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/help-your-doctors-help-you-by-telling-them-the-truth-part-i#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Corá</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Gabriela Cora
 
In some studies, only about 70% of patients took medications as prescribed by their physician, despite almost all of them claiming to have followed instructions as given. Although as physicians we realize there may be difficulties in buying your medication or in following up our recommendations, we also want to ensure we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of a Seizure:  Mission Control</title>
		<link>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-seizure-mission-control</link>
		<comments>http://www.floridaneuroscience.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-seizure-mission-control#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dr. Locatelli</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[brain anatomy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[brain electricity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[brain functions]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[epilepsy monitoring technology]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[By Dr. Locatelli 
In our last post, we explored electricity and its role in causing seizures.  Another fact related to the brain’s anatomy and seizures is that different areas of the brain control different functions. If the electrical storm that causes seizures arises from a specific area of the brain, then the initial symptoms of [...]]]></description>
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