Michael Barrymore diagnosed with deadly conditon after having stroke

TV presenter Michael Barrymore, 73, has been diagnosed with epilepsy after suffering a stroke. The Strike It Lucky host took to social media to tell fans he had been having uncontrollable seizures.

He said: "A mini stroke caused me to develop epilepsy where I have uncontrollable seizures... I suffer from cluster seizures, which affects a quarter of people with epilepsy. It means I have more than one, usually three individual seizures in a short period of time."

Barrymore has been given medication for his condition. He said: "It's scary because there's a 40% chance of going into epilepticus which causes brain damage and death without prompt medical attention.

"I've had several attacks this year and have emergency me

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