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Epilepsy Is Far
More Common Than Most of Us Realize
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About 300,000 Canadians (1% of the population) are affected by
epilepsy/seizure disorder.
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Each year, 1 in 2000 is diagnosed with epilepsy.
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Each day in Canada, an average of 38 people learn that they have
epilepsy.
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In one year, an average of 14,000 people learn that they have
epilepsy.
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60% of new patients are young children or senior citizens.
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Among seniors epilepsy is the third most common neurological
disorder, after dementia and stroke.
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The prevalence of epilepsy in persons over the age of 65 is
approximately 7%: 1 in 14 seniors.
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