"Did you know that epilepsy is more likely to develop in older adults? Seizures can be easy to miss. Learn how to recognize the signs and how you can help.
Epilepsy is brain disorder that causes repeated seizures. About 3 million US adults aged 18 years or older have active epilepsy.1 Nearly 1 million of those adults are aged 55 or older.1 As our population ages, there will be even more older people with epilepsy in the coming years.
Epilepsy is more likely to develop in older adults because risk factors for epilepsy are more common as people age:
- Strokes.
- Head injuries.
- Neurodegenerative disorders (such as Alzheimer’s disease).
- Alcoholism and other substance abuse.
- Brain tumors..".
Eiplepsy and older adults
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