Hans Berger demonstrated that the electrical impulses of the human brain could be recorded in 1929. Virtually everyone can have a seizure under the right circumstances. Each of us has a brain seizure threshold which makes us more or less resistant to seizures. Epilepsy is far more common than most of us realize. Current estimates indicate that more than one per cent of the population have had, or will have, some form of Epilepsy in their lifetime.
Epilepsy can strike anyone at any age.
However, most persons who develop seizures during their formative years tend to experience a reduction in the intensity and frequency of their seizures as they grow older. In many cases the Epilepsy will disappear completely. Epilepsy occurs more frequently in some cultures. In this case, genetic predisposition to lower seizure thresholds is known to exist. With modern methods of treatment, however, most cases can be fully controlled.