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Notice to Readers: National Epilepsy Month --- November 2001
November is National Epilepsy Month. Epilepsy, a central nervous system
disorder characterized by unprovoked recurrent seizures, affects approximately 2.3
million persons in the United States. Of the 181,000 new cases of epilepsy and seizures
every year, approximately one third begins during childhood.
Teenagers face challenges as they navigate the physiologic and social changes
of their lives and as they try to achieve independence. Teenagers who have
epilepsy bear the added burden of the disorder. Seizures can lead to isolation,
limit independence, and leave them vulnerable to teasing and ridicule from their peers.
To help alleviate this burden, the Epilepsy Foundation and its affiliates, in
collaboration with CDC, have launched the "Entitled to Respect" campaign as the focus of this
year's National Epilepsy Month activities. During November, the Epilepsy Foundation
will begin activities to educate the teenage population about epilepsy and to promote
peer understanding and acceptance of teenagers with the disorder.
Additional information about epilepsy or the "Entitled to Respect" campaign
is available from the National Epilepsy Foundation, telephone (800) 332-1000 ([800]
EFA-1000), or from <http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org>.
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