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Will Nicholas

EXPLAINED: Epilepsy pushed under with years long treatment wait | Rare Historical Photos

Epilepsy is one of the biggest neurological disorders but is dogged by stigma and misconceptions. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS)

It took 40 years for Dawn Kenny to discover what was causing her seizures.

She took cocktails of medications, subjected herself to horrific side effects, and at times endured as many as 20 fits a day.

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