| ABOUT EPILEPSY - PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY Virtually everyone can have a seizure under the right circumstances. Each of us has a brain seizure threshold which makes us more or less resistant to seizures. Seizures can have many causes, including brain injury, poisoning, head trauma, or stroke; and these factors are not restricted to any age group, sex, or race and neither is Epilepsy. How many people have Epilepsy? Epilepsy is far more common than most of us realize. Current estimates indicate that more than one per cent of the population have had, or will have, some form of Epilepsy in their lifetime. Does Epilepsy strike at any particular age? Epilepsy can strike anyone at any age. However, most persons who develop seizures during their formative years tend to experience a reduction in the intensity and frequency of their seizures as they grow older. In many cases the Epilepsy will disappear completely. 50% of all cases develop before 10 years of age. Does Epilepsy occur more in some cultures? Epilepsy occurs more frequently in some cultures.
In Tanzania, 4% of the population experiences severe seizure disorders.
In this case, genetic predisposition to lower seizure thresholds
is known to exist. In Canada, 1-2% of the population has Epilepsy.
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