FACTS & FIGURES

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder and the understanding of this disorder becomes fundamental in the management that people can have of it on short and long-term. Epidemiological data are expressive and show that those affected are of different ages, but that Epilepsy affects especially children, adolescents and the seniors.

References

World Health Organization/ International Bureau for Epilepsy/ International League Against Epilepsy - Fostering Epilepsy Care in Europe.
Available from: http://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/epilepsy/euro_report.pdf, last accessed February 2021.