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Hx of petit mal. any studies done on possible connection with alheimers?
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Yes: A current study at baylor college of medicine and gladstone institute, with recent results in mice, has indicated a propensity for petit mal seizures to bring about the same destructive changes of amyloid plaque deposits in the brain as we see in alzheimer's. Stay tuned.
Answered 1/8/2013
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