Dogs can smell Epileptic seizure

French scientists say they have proof that dogs can pick up the smell of an epileptic seizure.

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The University of Rennes team hope the findings could lead to ways to predict when people will have a seizure.

These could include dogs or “electronic noses” that pick up the precise odour being given off during a seizure.

Dogs have previously been shown to be able to sniff out diseases including cancers, Parkinson’s, malaria and diabetes.

• Epilepsy is caused by disruption to the electrical signals in the brain causing seizures
• The disease can run in families or be caused by a stroke or oxygen deprivation at birth

Some people with epilepsy already rely on the animals.