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unusual facts about epileptic fit



Alan Igglesden

Igglesden suffered an epileptic fit when playing Minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1999, and his medics discovered a non-cancerous brain tumour that was successfully treated by medication.

Robert Taylor incident

It has been suggested by investigative science writer Steuart Campbell that Taylor actually witnessed a mirage of Venus, which induced an epileptic fit causing him to hallucinate the whole encounter.

Ruttonjee Hospital

On Wednesday 31 March 2010 the Hong Kong High Court approved a settlement in the legal action brought by British author Martin Jacques over the death of his wife Harinder Veriah, who was hospitalized in Ruttonjee Hospital after an epileptic fit on 1 January 2000 and died the following evening; the case seemed to expose racial prejudice and medical negligence by doctors and staff.


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