epilepsy is two to three times higher-and the risk of sudden death is 24 times greater-than that of the general population. There are 200,000 new cases each year, and a total of more than 3 million Americans are affected by it-more than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease combined. Between 1 and 3 percent of the population will develop some form of epilepsy before age 75.
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