Prepared by the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Advisory Committee on Population Health. Misconceptions about epilepsy are common. Here are some facts and statistics about the condition. For more information, visit the Epilepsy Ontario website Epilepsy is not a disease, and it is not contagious. It is a symptom of a neurological disorder that causes a malfunction of the brain's electrical signals.
Epilepsy tends to strike either early or late in life.
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