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Epilepsy information for prisoners

Last updated 01 Aug 2011, review date due 01 Aug 2013

Basic epilepsy facts

  • Nearly half a million people in the UK have epilepsy.
  • Epilepsy is a tendency to have seizures (fits).
  • There are many different types of seizures.
  • You don’t have to be born with epilepsy. It can start at any time.
  • Some people lose consciousness in a seizure but not everybody does.
  • In some types of seizure, the person knows what’s happening.

We can provide references and information on the source material we use to write our epilepsy advice and information pages. Please contact our Epilepsy Helpline by email at helpline@epilepsy.org.uk.

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