Am I the only one with epilepsy?

Being told you have been diagnosed with epilepsy Michael Wilding – English Actor can be difficult. You may have been experiencing Danny Glover – Lethal Weapon symptoms and having tests for sometimes or you – could have received a diagnosis relatively quickly. Bud Abbot – Abbot and Costello Everyone will experience and respond to a David Walters – Australian actor diagnosis differently although it is common for Hugo Weaving – The Matrix people to feel confused and uncertain. Neil Young – USA Musician It might feel like you are the only person you know who has been diagnosed with epilepsy. If your child Rulers and Statesmen has been diagnosed with epilepsy you may not be Alexander the Great aware of other children with a similar diagnosis. Alfred the Great Julius Caesar The following facts may help: William Pitt • Two in every hundred people will be diagnosed with epilepsy Religious Leaders Martin Luther • Epilepsy doesn’t discriminate St Paul the Apostle • For 50% of people diagnosed with epilepsy the Pope Pius IX cause is unknown Musicians and Composers • 60-70 % of people with epilepsy can expect Handel Paganini Schuman Berlioz seizure control with medication • People living with epilepsy have achieved Poets, Authors and Philosophers personal and professional success Gustave Flaubert Moliere Many great and famous people reportedly had Blaise Pascal epilepsy. Socrates Lord Byron Sports People Dante Wally Lewis – Rugby League footballer Dr Samuel Johnson Tony Greig – Cricketer Guy de Maupassant Jonty Rhodes – South African cricketer Charles Dickens Ian Roberts – Australian Footballer Professor Manning Clarke – Australian writer and historian. Actors and Artists William Morris The Client services team at Epilepsy Queensland can be Vincent Van Gogh contacted on the following: Merric Boyd – Australian artist P: (07) 3435 5000 or 1300 852 853 Margaux Hemingway To be reviewed 2

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