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Researchers detect link between cervical cancer and epilepsy

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Researchers have detected part of the virus that causes cervical cancer in a surprising place: a congenital brain malformation that causes an intractable form of epilepsy in children. Peter Crino, a neurologist at Temple, conducted the study. A link between the malformation and the virus could lead to new ways to manage or even prevent some forms of epilepsy, Crino said.