According to Epilepsy Ireland, the organisation in Ireland that deals with epilepsy, in 2009 there were 37,000 in Ireland with epilepsy. That is about 0.8% of the population.
In the UK about 600,000 people have epilepsy.
Yes epilepsy still exists. Many people have epilepsy.
Educating people about epilepsy so that they know what it really is and do not believe the many stereotypes about it. If people are educated they are aware of what epilepsy really is. That is what epilepsy awareness is.
Approximatly 28,574
No. Epilepsy comes in many forms and has many causes. Street drugs cannot be said to be of any help. People with epilepsy will have different drugs prescribed for them, depending on many factors. There is no single drug that will work for all people when it comes to epilepsy. It has to be taken on a case by case basis.
Anyone can be affected by Epilepsy. About 1 in every 200 people have Epilepsy. Epilepsy is diagnosed when you have recurring seizures. However almost everyone can have some sort of a seizure at some point in their lifetime, and never have one again. There are many causes for Epilepsy and many forms. Epilepsy is basically a catch-all term for the many forms that there are.
Many famous people have had epilepsy. Two famous ones are Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte.
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Yes. People with epilepsy travel all the time, to many parts of the world.
Yes, epilepsy can have a hereditary component. While the exact cause of epilepsy is often unknown, genetic factors can play a role in certain types of epilepsy. If a close family member has epilepsy, there may be a slightly higher risk of developing the condition.
There is no time or place that epilepsy can be said to have started. As long as there have been humans, many illnesses have existed and epilepsy would be one of them.
About 1 in every 200 people has epilepsy. So based on a world population of about 7 billion people, that would be about 35 million.