Did you know?

1. Each year, about 150,000
   Americans are
   diagnosed with this central nervous system disorder that causes
   seizures Over a lifetime, 1 in 26 U.S. people] will be diagnosed
   with the disease.
2. Epilepsy is the [fourth most common neurological disease Trusted
   Source after migraines, stroke, and Alzheimer’s.
3. In 2015, 1.2% of the total US population had active epilepsy.1
4. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide:
   3 million adults and 470,000 children.1
1. Each year, about 150,000
   Americans are
   diagnosed with this central nervous system disorder that causes
   seizures Over a lifetime, 1 in 26 U.S. people] will be diagnosed
   with the disease.
2. Epilepsy is the [fourth most common neurological disease Trusted
   Source after migraines, stroke, and Alzheimer’s.
3. In 2015, 1.2% of the total US population had active epilepsy.1
4. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide:
   3 million adults and 470,000 children.1
1. Each year, about 150,000
   Americans are
   diagnosed with this central nervous system disorder that causes
   seizures Over a lifetime, 1 in 26 U.S. people] will be diagnosed
   with the disease.
2. Epilepsy is the [fourth most common neurological disease Trusted
   Source after migraines, stroke, and Alzheimer’s.
3. In 2015, 1.2% of the total US population had active epilepsy.1
4. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide:
   3 million adults and 470,000 children.1
1. Each year, about 150,000 Americans are diagnosed with this central nervous system disorder that causes seizures Over a lifetime, 1 in 26 U.S. people] will be diagnosed with the disease.
2. Epilepsy is the [fourth most common neurological disease Trusted Source after migraines, stroke, and Alzheimer’s.
3. In 2015, 1.2% of the total US population had active epilepsy.1
4. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide: 3 million adults and 470,000 children.1
5. According to the latest estimates, about 0.6% of children aged 0-17 years have active epilepsy.1,2 Think of a school with 1,000 students—this means about 6 of them could have epilepsy.

Epilepsy is a tendency to have recurring seizures. There are many different seizure types and seizure syndromes. Epilepsy is not just one condition; there are many forms of epilepsy. Epilepsy can affect anyone. Any age, any background, any level of intelligence. Around 2 per cent of people will develop epilepsy at some stage in their life, around 100,000 children and adults in Queensland. A much larger number of family, friends, class mates and colleagues may also be affected. Epilepsy in not contagious. Many people with epilepsy still say the biggest problem they face is dealing with the attitude of others. Ignorance, stigma, discrimination and fear are still major problems. One in ten people will have a single seizure at some stage in their life. One seizure is not necessarily seen as epilepsy.

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