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The 24-year old was awake through the entire procedure, which was a complete success.

Brisbane patient kept awake during groundbreaking brain surgery

Ben Tondeleir, who suffered from severe epilepsy, has undergone brain surgery while completely awake, in a first for Queensland, through Brisbane’s Mater Hospital.

  • Stuart Layt

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Adam Daly with his doctor St Vincent’s director of neurology Professor Mark Cook.

World-first epilepsy treatment to be rolled out to dozens more patients

Adam Daly was untreatable. Doctors told him there was nothing they could do to stop the debilitating seizures that rendered him unconscious in hospital for days. Then came the trial.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Cam McCarthy at training on Monday.

McCarthy diagnosed with epilepsy

Fremantle forward Cam McCarthy has been diagnosed with epilepsy after collapsing during a training session last week but will remain on the Gold Coast with teammates.

  • Peter Ryan
Joshua, Wyatt and Jacobie with Winston. 

'It breaks my heart': Perth mum helpless at her baby boy's constant seizures

Witnessing their baby boy's distressing screams in pain for up to three hours due to a neurological disorder breaks the hearts of Barbara and Adam Goodwin.

  • Lauren Pilat
Larissa Ryan has lived with epilepsy since she was a young child.

'Significant help': experts, community laud launch of national epilepsy helpline

For people living with the uncertainty and complexity of epilepsy, a new service launched on Wednesday aims to help.

  • Rachel Clun

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