National Epilepsy Awareness Month is a time to learn more about epilepsy and how it affects people of all ages. It also gives us an opportunity to recognize the many ways we can help those with epilepsy and their caregivers, as well as stand in solidarity with them. The theme for this year’s National Epilepsy Awareness Month (NEAM) is “#RemoveTheFilter.” This year’s NEAM theme highlights the need for increased public awareness of epilepsy and its effects on people of all ages; encourages participation in activities that celebrate life; and recognizes caregivers who make a difference every day. It also provides opportunities for individuals, communities, organizations and businesses to join us in raising awareness.
One way that Premier Neurology would like to raise awareness about epilepsy is to inform people that epilepsy is a spectrum condition, meaning that there is a wide range of seizure types and controls that vary among people diagnosed with epilepsy. Anyone who has experienced two unprovoked seizures that cannot be traced to a reversible medical condition, can be diagnosed with epilepsy.
