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How many people have developed epilepsy around or after 2000?
Sun, 08/15/2010 - 19:16Although many people are born with epilepsy, i cant help but notice a great deal of people (myself included) who developed epilepsy within the past ten years.
Re: How many people have developed epilepsy
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2012-12-29 - 06:47
There have been more studies about epilepsy in this time and this may be why people are seeing greater numbers. It's in the press more. The Centers for Disease Control has started tracking people with self-reported epilepsy. And, there are greater numbers of people who are older and developing epilepsy, from causes such as strokes, tumors, infections, and other age-related problems. So far, I don't believe there has been an increase in childhood onset epilepsy. I would encourage people to read the Institute of Medicine report for more information about this. One of the best numbers in this report estimates that 1 in 26 people will develop epilepsy over a lifetime. Hope this helps! Epi_help Resource Specialist