Talking Points
1% of all Americans
have epilepsy
Seizureclustersare associated with hospitalization
Each year, about150,000 Americans are
diagnosed
with epilepsy
Children and Adults
Children and
older adults are the 2 groups
most commonly
diagnosed with epilepsy
Seizure clusters
can result in increasedemergency
roomvisits or hospitalization
A commonly accepted
clinical definition of seizure
clusters is 2 or more seizures
in 24 hours for adults,
and 12 hours for children