What is Epilepsy?
Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological conditions in the world. There are approximately 600,000 people in the UK with a known diagnosis.
Approximately 600,000 people in the UK have Epilepsy. That's 1 in 100.
In the UK, 30,000 new cases are diagnosed every single year.
There are 1,200 deaths from Epilepsy each year in the UK. That's 3 deaths every day.
Epilepsy is not contagious, it’s not a disease and it's not a mental condition.
Sometimes having Epilepsy is not as difficult as dealing with the stigma.
An Epilepsy diagnosis is not a barrier to success or achievement.
There are around 60 million people with Epilepsy in the world.
It can affect anyone of any age, gender, race or ethnicity. It is characterised by seizures which are caused by excessive electrical activity in the brain, the effects and impact of which vary depending on which part of the brain is affected.
There are 1,200 deaths from Epilepsy each year in the UK. That’s 3 deaths every day. More than 500 deaths are attributed to SUDEP, greater than the combined total number of deaths from Cot Deaths & Aids related deaths annually.
There are over 40 different types of seizure, but the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) have identified 3 main types: generalised onset, focal onset & seizures of unknown onset.
It can affect anyone of any age, gender, race or ethnicity. It is characterised by seizures which are caused by excessive electrical activity in the brain, the effects and impact of which vary depending on which part of the brain is affected.
There are 1,200 deaths from Epilepsy each year in the UK. That’s 3 deaths every day. More than 500 deaths are attributed to SUDEP, greater than the combined total number of deaths from Cot Deaths & Aids related deaths annually.
There are over 40 different types of seizure, but the International League Against Epilepsy (ILEA) have identified 3 main types: generalised onset, focal onset & seizures of unknown onset.