The Epilepsy Foundation offers evidence-based general and person-centred epilepsy education and training programs designed for families, schools, communities and the workplace. Our training programs increase awareness and understanding of epilepsy in the community.

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Epilepsy Leadership Council

• Aicardi Syndrome Foundation.
• American Clinical Neurophysiology Society (ACNS)
• American Epilepsy Society (AES)
• Batten Disease Support and Research Association.
• Bow Foundation.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Chelsea's Hope Lafora Children Research Fund.
• Child Neurology Foundation.

If they keep happening or seizures last too long, these electrical malfunctions will damage and destroy your brain cells. When this happens to enough neurons in a part of your brain, the result could be permanent brain damage.

People with epilepsy tend to have more physical problems (such as fractures and bruising from injuries related to seizures), as well as higher rates of psychological conditions, including anxiety and depression.

Epilepsy is a disorder of the brain characterized by repeated seizures. A seizure is usually defined as a sudden alteration of behavior due to a temporary change in the electrical functioning of the brain. Normally, the brain continuously generates tiny electrical impulses in an orderly pattern.

Epilepsy is the most common chronic brain disease and affects people of all ages. More than 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy; nearly 80% of them live in low- and middle-income countries. An estimated 70% of people with epilepsy could be seizure free if properly diagnosed and treated.

If you have been diagnosed with epilepsy and you can't work and you expect to be unable to work for at least 12 months you can file a claim for Social Security disability benefits. Social Security disability benefits can provide money that you need to pay for things like housing, bills, food, and other expenses.

How much is a disability check for epilepsy? The average Social Security disability benefit for someone with epilepsy or a similar neurocognitive condition is $1,377.36 per month. The maximum possible disability payment is about $3,600 per month for SSDI and $914 per month for SSI in 2023.

There are many possible causes of epilepsy, including an imbalance of nerve-signaling chemicals called neurotransmitters, tumors, strokes, and brain damage from illness or injury, or some combination of these. In the majority of cases, there may be no detectable cause for epilepsy.

Seizures involve sudden, temporary, bursts of electrical activity in the brain that change or disrupt the way messages are sent between brain cells. These electrical bursts can cause involuntary changes in body movement or function, sensation, behavior or awareness. Every brain has the potential to seize.