Purple Day 2020 Quiz Answers

Purple Day 2020 Quiz Answers

1. Epilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide.
2. There is no known cause for approximately 65% of people living with epilepsy.
3. The Greek philosopher Hippocrates (460-377 BC) was the first person to think that epilepsy starts in the brain.
4. One in every 4 people newly diagnosed with epilepsy is over the age of 65.
5. There are around 60 different types of seizure.
6. Photosensitive epilepsy affects 3% of people with epilepsy.
7. There are 800,000 people with epilepsy living in the UK.