Who is affected by epilepsy
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Who is affected by epilepsy
Epilepsy most often begins in early childhood or after age 65 but can develop at any age.1 About 40 million people worldwide have epilepsy, with around 2 million living in the United States.2, 3 Epilepsy affects men slightly more often than women.
References
Citations
Schachter SC (2003). Epilepsy: Etiology and manifestations. In RW Evans, ed., Saunders Manual of Neurologic Practice, part VII, pp. 244–265. Philadelphia: Curtis Center.
Kwan P, Brodie MJ (2000). Early identification of refractory epilepsy. New England Journal of Medicine, 342(5): 314–319.
Gilliam F (2002). Optimizing health outcomes in active epilepsy. Neurology, 58(8, Suppl 5): S9–S15.
Credits
| Author | Monica Rhodes |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology |
| Last Updated | November 11, 2005 |
| Last updated: | November 11, 2005 |
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| Author: | Monica Rhodes |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Steven C. Schachter, MD - Neurology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman |
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