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Experience of a single “epileptic” fit
BMJ 2004; 329 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7465.s98 (Published 04 September 2004) Cite this as: BMJ 2004;329:s98
- David Parkins, consultant in emergency medicine
Abstract
There seem to be no hard and fast rules about what specialties doctors with epilepsy, or those who experience a single grand mal seizure, should go in for. Although David Parkins's experience was over 20 years ago, many doctors in a similar position are still dictated to about what they can and cannot do, with little evidence base to back up these decisions
Footnotes
Next week David tells us the next instalment of his health difficulties: adjusting to a colostomy