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Dancer to have seizure on stage
A dancer will attempt to bring on a seizure in a 24-hour performance.
Source: The Times
Headline: Dancer Rita Marcolo to have epileptic fit on stage
Link: Times Online
Sallie Baxendale, a neuropsychologist at the National Society for Epilepsy, said:
"The upside is that it gets people talking about epilepsy, but the downside is that it's being presented as a freaky type of entertainment as opposed to teaching people about seizures.
"The danger of coming off medication is that sometimes when you go back to the same level as before your seizures are not controlled any more. You play about with your medication at your peril."
