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'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River 'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River
'Always Smiling': Hundreds Turn Out To Honor Teen Who Drowned In Hudson River Matthew Billetts died doing what he loved most: fishing. The Albany-area high school student died Monday, June 13, at the age of 16 after falling into the Hudson River at Hudson Shores Park, according to Watervliet Police. Billetts, a Watervliet High School junior who had a rare form of epilepsy called sunflower syndrome, suffered a seizure and lost consciousness before falling into the water and drowning, his family told the Albany Times Union. Earlier report: Watervliet HS Student Dies After Falling Into Hudson River A dive team located the boy a short time later and tried resuscitatin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Support Pours In For Family Of NY Fourth-Grader Who Died During Little League Game Support Pours In For Family Of NY Fourth-Grader Who Died During Little League Game
Support Pours In For Family Of NY Fourth-Grader Who Died During Little League Game Support from the community is pouring in for the family of a 10-year-boy who died while playing a Little League baseball game. Lazar LaPenna died on Long Island in Long Beach on Friday, April 29, during a Long Beach/Lido Little League baseball game, school district and league officials said. The diehard Mets fan had hit a single during the first game of the season and run to first base with a grin on his face, when he collapsed from an epileptic seizure, reported the Long Island Herald. His older brother, Jerry, was coaching at first base when Lazar collapsed as the crowd was cheering alon…

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by Kathy Reakes
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What Is A Seizure? What Is A Seizure?
What Is A Seizure? A seizure is the result of abnormal excessive activity of neurons in the brain. How do seizures present? Seizures can present with abnormal involuntary jerking or twitching movements of the arms or legs. Sometimes people can urinate on themselves or bite their tongue. They can make a strange sound during a seizure and may have difficulty breathing. Some seizures do not involve repetitive shaking. Instead, people may have periods of confusion and staring or episodes of loss of awareness. Some people may experience recurrent episodes of having an unusual smell, a change in vision, or a s…

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What Is A Seizure? A Phelps Hospital Expert Explains What Is A Seizure? A Phelps Hospital Expert Explains
What Is A Seizure? A Phelps Hospital Expert Explains What is a seizure? A seizure is the result of abnormal excessive activity of neurons in the brain. How do seizures present? Seizures can present with abnormal involuntary jerking or twitching movements of the arms or legs. Sometimes people can urinate on themselves or bite their tongue. They can make a strange sound during a seizure and may have difficulty breathing. Some seizures do not involve repetitive shaking. Instead, people may have periods of confusion and staring or episodes of loss of awareness. Some people may experience recurrent episodes of having an unusual smell, a cha…

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Maeve Anne Kilcoyne Of Westchester Dies At Age 9 Maeve Anne Kilcoyne Of Westchester Dies At Age 9
Maeve Anne Kilcoyne Of Westchester Dies At Age 9 Maeve Anne Kilcoyne died at the age of 9 after a long battle with epilepsy.  A resident of Yonkers, she was the daughter of Thomas and Kim Kilcoyne, sister of Emmet and Wyatt Kilcoyne, granddaughter of David and Beverly McHugh and Aidan and the late Anne Kilcoyne, niece and cousin to many.  The family extends a special thanks to her caring nurses Paulette and Karlene.  Calling hours at the Fred H. McGrath & Son, Funeral Home, Bronxville, between the hours of 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, May 14. A Mass of Christian Burial, Annunciation Church on Crestwood on Tuesday, May 15 at 10 a.m. In li…

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by Daily Voice
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Highland Medical Explains What You Need To Know About Living With Epilepsy Highland Medical Explains What You Need To Know About Living With Epilepsy
Highland Medical Explains What You Need To Know About Living With Epilepsy NYACK, N.Y. -- Today, people with epilepsy have more treatment options available than ever before. “Generally speaking, people whose epilepsy is well controlled on medication can lead healthy and active lives,” said Dr. Ellen Kotwas-Song, a neurologist at Highland Medical, P.C., Rockland Neurological Associates and a consulting neurologist at Nyack Hospital. “The key is to find a neurologist you feel comfortable with, go regularly to your medical appointments and take your medication as directed.” Epilepsy Basics Epilepsy can start at any age, but most commonly appears in childhood or in o…

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Good Samaritan Hospital Opens New Inpatient EEG Monitoring Suite Good Samaritan Hospital Opens New Inpatient EEG Monitoring Suite
Monitoring Suite Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, has expanded and enhanced its EEG (electroencephalogram) laboratory with a comprehensive Inpatient EEG Monitoring Program. It will provide residents of Rockland, and Orange with unmatched neurological assessment, diagnosis and therapy, right in the communities where they live. Uncontrolled epilepsy affects more than 1.2 million Americans, often requiring several treatment attempts and examinations to be able to identify their actual neurological condition. Some patients experience seizure-like episodes but …

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by Jon Craig