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Some accounts suggest St. Valentine is connected to epilepsy because the name Valentine is similar to the German word for "fallen." Epilepsy was once known as the "falling sickness" because some seizures caused a person to lose consciousness and fall. Still other legends propose that a 3rd century bishop named Valentine von Terni freed the son of a Roman orator from an epileptic seizure.
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Today, medical research, an increasing variety of scientifically proven therapies, and programs and events like the National Walk for Epilepsy (http://www.walkforepilepsy.org) are helping to raise awareness and improve the lives of people across the country.
For more information about St. Valentine and his connection to epilepsy visit http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/
SOURCE Epilepsy Foundation
