It rises again in the elderly. About 1 in 200 of the population are affected in the western world. About three quarters of the 100,000 new cases each year begin in childhood. The incidence at age 40-59 is 12 and rises to 82 per 100,000 in the population over age 60. The outlook is good for the majority of elderly epileptics.
Society is uncomfortable with and pitying about epilepsy.
Diagnosis and management, however, have emerged from medieval sorcery to modern effective treatment. All rights reserved.