More than 2 million Americans have epilepsy. That's around 1 in every 150 people.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Epilepsy.
Available at http://www.cdc.gov (accessed on 3 December 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

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Each year, about 180,000 people in the United States find out they have epilepsy. Although it can begin at any age, it usually starts in young children or older people.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Epilepsy.
Available at http://www.cdc.gov (accessed on 3 December 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

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About 1 in 10 Americans will experience a seizure sometime during their lifetime.

 

 

 

 

 

Source:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Epilepsy.
Available at http://www.cdc.gov (accessed on 3 December 2008).

 

 

 

 

 

¹ But having a seizure does not mean you have epilepsy.

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