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Epilepsy
affectsWomen Men Children LGBTQIA+ All ages All races and ethnic backgrounds
affectsWomen Men Children LGBTQIA+ All ages All races and ethnic backgrounds
People are most likely to be diagnosed with epilepsy as a child or older adult
Number of People Diagnosed With Epilepsy
Number of new epilepsy cases for each age group is out of 100,000 people
Around 50 million to 65 million people around the world have epilepsy
In the US epilepsy is the 4th most common neurological disorder
Over 150,000 people are diagnosed with epilepsy each year
About 3.4 million people in the US have epilepsy (approximately 1.2% of the US population)
This means 1in 26 people in the US may develop epilepsy at some point in their lifetime
