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Nadia Breen

Jeavons Syndrome: NI woman on 'frustration' at living with rare form of epilepsy

A Co Down woman has opened up on her frustration at living with a rare form of epilepsy which has taken her independence.

20 years ago Kilkeel woman Samantha Campbell was diagnosed with Jeavons Syndrome which is also known as epilepsy with eyelid myoclonia (EEM). Her grandmother also suffers from the condition.

She suffers up to 150 eyelid myoclonic seizures per day and said the condition seriously impacts her life.

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