Nearly a quarter of a million people in this country are affected by epilepsy. But nowadays, in a great number of cases, epileptic attacks can be controlled by drugs.
In tonight's programme the Consultant Physician introduces a Professor of Psychiatry from a London hospital who explains what epilepsy is and, with the help of a large model of the brain, demonstrates the electrical impulses of the brain. Various patients tell how epilepsy has affected their lives.
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