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Author:

Diamond Vrocher III, MD

Coauthor:

Mark J. Lowell, MD

Editor:

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

William C. Shiel Jr., MD, FACP, FACR

Dr. Shiel received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Notre Dame. There he was involved in research in radiation biology and received the Huisking Scholarship. After graduating from St. Louis University School of Medicine, he completed his Internal Medicine residency and Rheumatology fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology.

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If a patient's typical seizure pattern changes, he or she should notify the doctor. If the patient experiences any changes in mental status, or any new weakness, numbness, or tingling, he or she should tell the doctor immediately.

If the patient experiences new onset seizures, an increase in the usual number of seizures, an altered mental status, or a new loss of function, he or she should go to the nearest emergency department for treatment.

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