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17 November 2009

A support group for people with brain injuries is to receive part of a £228,000 grant from The Big Lottery Fund.

The Encephalitis Support Group will use the funding to train volunteers to set up local groups and offer assistance to sufferers and their families.

Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain and can leave sufferers with permanent brain injury. It can develop as a result of infection or when the immune system attacks the tissue of the brain by mistake.

The support group hopes that the local bodies will reduce the isolation of sufferers by encouraging those affected to share experiences and take part in recreational activities.

Ava Easton, the Encephalitis Support Group's development manager, said: "The volunteer scheme will mean that many of our members will have the opportunity to develop their own knowledge and skills following the devastation that ensues after encephalitis."

She added that this could go as far as helping to "transform the lives of those who have been overwhelmed and shattered by this condition".

The rest of the lottery grant has been given to other groups and networks that support people with rare health conditions.

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