When Seizures Don't Stop

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.). Division of Population Health.
• Description:
  Epilepsy is common.
  
  • 3 million U.S. adults have active epilepsy.
  
  • 56% of adults with epilepsy still have seizures.
  
  A specialist can help stop seizures.
  
  1 out of 3 adults with epilepsy didn’t see a specialist in the past year.
  
  Adults with uncontrolled seizures should:
  
  • See an epilepsy specialist.
  
  • Take medical as prescribed.
  
  • Learn to manage epilepsy.
  
  • Call Epilepsy Foundation helpline 1-800-332-1000.
  
  Data as of 2015 as published in Tian et al. MMWR. April 2018; https://go.usa.gov/xQjSw
  
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• Content Notes:
  Poster
• Subjects:
  Epilepsy
• Source:
  MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2018; v. 67, no. 15
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
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• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  15
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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