The following information is provided by the British Epilepsy Association. One in 20 people will have a singe seizure at some time in their life. Epilepsy is usually defined as having recurrent seizures.
Epilepsy is covered by the Disability Discrimination Act.
The vast majority of people with epilepsy can take part in the same activities as anyone else, with the help of simple safety measure. Recurrent seizures caused by a temporary change in the way brain cells work. The brain is like a computer which consists of a vast network of nerve cells called neurons. Billions of electrical messages are fired between these cells, controlling every single thing we think, feel or do. The body has its own inbuilt balancing mechanisms.