Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com News Archive Epilepsy: Overlooked and underfunded too long

Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com News Archive Epilepsy: Overlooked and underfunded too long: "Epilepsy in America is as common as breast cancer and kills as many people. Up to 50,000 Americans die each year from seizures and related causes. More than 3 million Americans are affected by epilepsy. Their mortality is two to three times higher — and the risk of sudden death is 24 times greater — than that of the general population."