In the UK the number of people affected by epilepsy is at least 300,000.
Young people are amongst the highest number affected by the condition.
Epilepsy is the tendency to experience repeated seizures, which stem from activity originating in the brain. When seizure activity occurs, the signals become confused, and the usual functioning of the brain is disrupted. Epilepsy can happen at any age, and to anyone, but for young people there is a higher chance that epilepsy may occur. Epilepsy resulting from damage to the brain, perhaps following an injury, birth trauma, or a stroke is called symptomatic epilepsy, as there is a known cause. For others the cause may either be unknown or not identifiable.