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Epilepsy Causes and Risk Factors

May 28, 2015

Epilepsy is often misunderstood. Mostly, because people know so little about it. For example, did you know that it can be more than just shaking violently on the ground, as it’s often depicted in movies? Sometimes, a seizure can just involve brief episodes of staring or daydreaming. It also affects more people than you would think. In the U.S., Epilepsy affects around three million people of all ages – more than Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, and Parkinson’s Disease combined.

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