[epilepsy] Re: Percentage of Population with Epilepsy

 

Hey Mark,

I don't know percentages, but the numbers a couple years ago topped 3 million in the USA and 50 million worldwide.

Maybe the reason the rise in third world countries is because or the increased chance of head injuries?

Steve

--- In epilepsy@yahoogroups.com, martyn smith <aidmenot@...> wrote:
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> I seem to recall reading that 1 in 131 people in Britain have some form of epilepsy - but then I saw a different figure, so I don't think there is a definitive "percentage", and in any case, it will be different from state to state and country to country.  I have also read that the percentage is higher in "Third World" countries.
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> I heard the other day ot the percentate of the population of people (is that redundant) and the number astounded me. I can't remember the number.
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