March 2021 - Make March Purple for Epilepsy

For March, we turn our attention to a condition that can be seen as an invisible disability - epilepsy.

What is Epilepsy?

• Epilepsy is a disorder of brain function that takes the form of recurring convulsive or non-convulsive seizures. Epilepsy is not just one condition; rather it is a diverse family of disorders comprising many seizure types

• 10% of the population are at risk of experiencing a seizure during their lifetime, while 3-4% will go on to be diagnosed with epilepsy.

• There are seizures that are not epileptic such as those that result from diabetes, kinked blood vessels and a range of other health conditions.