Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is when someone who has epilepsy suddenly and prematurely dies with no other cause of death being found. There are around 50 million people in the world who have this illness, which makes it one of the most common neurological diseases in the world.
Roughly 1% of people who have epilepsy pass away each year from SUDEP, which is why this event was started. It was decided that something needed to be done, and SUDEP Action Day began
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