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 Epilepsy Data and Statistics


  • In 2015, 1.2% of the US population had active epilepsy. This is about 3.4 million people with epilepsy nationwide: 3 million adults and 470,000 children.  
  • In 2015, the State of Texas reports 292,900 adults and children with active epilepsy. 
  • 1 in 26 people in the United States will develop epilepsy and about 1 out of 10 people may have a seizure during his or her lifetime. 


What is Epilepsy? 

  •  Epilepsy, which is sometimes called a seizure disorder, is a disorder of the brain. 
  • A person is diagnosed with epilepsy when they have had two or more seizures.


What is a Seizure? 

  • A seizure is a short change in normal brain activity. Seizures are the main sign of epilepsy. 
  • Some seizures can look like staring spells. Other seizures cause a person to fall, shake, and lose awareness of what’s going on around them.

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