Did you know this?: Facts About Epliepsy

Hi everyone, it's still epilepsy awareness week so this is a post under the event!

Facts About Epilepsy That You May Or May Not Know..

• Anyone can develop epilepsy. Seizures start for the first time in people over age 65 almost as often as it does in children. Seizures in the elderly are often the after effect of other health problems like stroke and heart disease.

• Epilepsy is not a rare condition. There are more than twice as many people with epilepsy in the U.S. as the number of people with cerebral palsy (500,000), muscular dystrophy (250,000), multiple sclerosis (350,000), and cystic fibrosis (30,000) combined. Epilepsy can occur as a single condition or may be seen with other conditions affecting the brain, such as cerebral palsy, intellectual disability, autism, Alzheimer's disease, and traumatic brain injury.

• People with epilepsy are usually not physically limited in what they can do. During and after a seizure, a person may have trouble moving or doing their usual activity. Some people may have trouble with physical abilities due to other neurological problems. Aside from these problems, a person who is not having a seizure is usually not limited in what they can do physically.

• There is still urgent need for medical research on epilepsy, better treatments and a cure for epilepsy. Although medication can successfully control and manage seizures, treatment does not work for everyone. There are at least a million people with uncontrolled epilepsy according to epilepsy.com

• Epilepsy affects people in different ways. There are different kinds of seizures, and some people may have multiple of them or an underlying health condition that causes epilepsy. Seizures look different depending on the type, some seizures cause people to collapse, shake and be unaware of their surroundings.

• Some people might not know this, but epilepsy is not contagious. So if an epileptic person requires help when having a seizure (such as calling 911 if if becomes prolonged, making sure they are safe, etc) do not hesitate to help them.

• There is no cure for epilepsy yet although there are treatments to manage and control seizures.

• Since everyone with epilepsy is different, although they may have stereotypical characteristics when having a seizure, triggers may vary.

The next post would be on how you can support someone with epilepsy when having a seizure, and the types of seizures. It would be linked in the masterpost which you can find by clicking HERE.

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References:

Facts About Seizures and Epilepsy

Epilepsy Fast Facts

Facts About Epilepsy

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