• Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder and affects people of all ages.

• Epilepsy means the same thing as "seizure disorders."

• Epilepsy is characterized by unpredictable seizures and can cause other health problems.

• Epilepsy is a spectrum condition with a wide range of seizure types and control varying from person-to-person.

• Public misunderstandings of epilepsy cause challenges that are often worse than the seizures.

• 65 MILLION: Number of people around the world who have epilepsy.

• 3.4 MILLION: Number of people in the United States who have epilepsy.

• 1 IN 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime.

• BETWEEN 4 AND 10 OUT OF 1,000: Number of people on earth who live with active seizures at any one time.

• 150,000: Number of new cases of epilepsy in the United States each year

• ONE-THIRD: Number of people with epilepsy who live with uncontrollable seizures because no available treatment works for them.

• 6 OUT OF 10: Number of people with epilepsy where the cause is unknown.

For more info, go to:

• https://www.epilepsy.com/sites/core/files/atoms/files/NewToSeizuresAndEpilepsy.pdf

• https://www.epilepsy.com/