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Does anyone have or know anyone who has both psoriatic arthritis AND epilepsy? My stepdaughter has both but medics tell me it’s entirely coincidental. What’s your experience?

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Oh and should have said have both conditions, in case that wasn’t clear

That's a tough deal for your daughter. I have PsA but not epilepsy.

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That's really a burden of illness but I can't see how they would be connected. I haven't ever seen any suggestion that epilepsy could be auto-immune?

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No, titre probably right but just curious

Good grief I can’t type this morning! That should have said ‘you’re ‘

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