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I was told after an extended eeg that i have unspecified epilepsy without mention of intractable epilepsy, what does this mean?
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Epilepsy: It just means that you have epilepsy, thhe specific type of which is currently not known or mentioned, and that there is no suggestion that it will be a type of epilepsy that will be impossible to treat.
Answered 8/31/2017
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