CouncilEpilepsy
Epilepsy is the most common chronic disabling condition of the nervous system affecting around 380,000 people in England. Almost 800 of these people die every year as a result of epilepsy and most of these deaths are associated with seizures.
Why can epilepsy and learning disabilities sometimes be linked together?
Epilepsy affects a wide variety of people of all levels of intelligence. Some kinds of epilepsy are associated with brain damage, as are some forms of learning disabilities. Therefore, it is likely that some people with brain damage will have both epilepsy and learning disabilities.
People with learning disabilities develop the same types of seizures as anyone else, although some types may occur more frequently. Epilepsy may be hard to diagnose at the onset because the person concerned may have difficulties in communicating how they feel.
The following are some sites that may help you discover more about learning disability and epilepsy:
Also, see useful links for more links on epilepsy.
