Rotherham woman died of seizure after being told she did not have epilepsy, mother says

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Rotherham woman died of seizure after being told she did not have epilepsy, mother says
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Helen Leigh had an epileptic seizure after being told she did not have the epilepsy, her mother says.

A woman died of an epileptic seizure after being told she did not have the condition, her mother said.

In September last year Mrs Leigh settled a clinical negligence claim with the trust, which did not admit liability.But in September 2015, Royal Hallamshire Hospital neurologists changed her diagnosis to NEAD, which causes attacks similar to epilepsy but with no physical cause.Helen was taken off her medication and assured her seizures could not be fatal, her mother said.

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