The following from the National Institutes of Medicine Report, "Epilepsy Across the Spectrum: Promoting Health and Understanding," helps illustrate why we ask everyone to help us talk about it:
"Epilepsy is a common and a complex neurological disorder. Epilepsy is not a single disorder but rather a spectrum of disorders -- the epilepsies. Further, epilepsy is more than seizures and may be accompanied by a range of associated comorbid health conditions that can have significant health and quality-of-life implications. Some people with epilepsy have lives that are essentially unchanged, while others' health and well-being are severely affected, and for some people, epilepsy is fatal. Communicating this range of outcomes and meeting the spectrum of needs are major challenges faced by the epilepsy field."
Thank you again to everyone who made a donation to Lizzie's Team for the Epilepsy Walk! Your donations go to research about the disorder and provide support for people living with epilepsy.
"Epilepsy is a common and a complex neurological disorder. Epilepsy is not a single disorder but rather a spectrum of disorders -- the epilepsies. Further, epilepsy is more than seizures and may be accompanied by a range of associated comorbid health conditions that can have significant health and quality-of-life implications. Some people with epilepsy have lives that are essentially unchanged, while others' health and well-being are severely affected, and for some people, epilepsy is fatal. Communicating this range of outcomes and meeting the spectrum of needs are major challenges faced by the epilepsy field."
Thank you again to everyone who made a donation to Lizzie's Team for the Epilepsy Walk! Your donations go to research about the disorder and provide support for people living with epilepsy.
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