300 epilepsy related deaths each year in Australia

Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) is where a person living with epilepsy dies without warning and the post-mortem fails to establish another cause of death.

Half of the people dying in Australia every year from epilepsy related causes are from SUDEP.

But there is a lot people can do to help people who have epilepsy – often just being there can make a real difference.

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Produced By: Roderick Chambers

Featured In Story: Emma Buitendag CEO Epilepsy WA

First aired on The Wire, Tuesday 15 October 2024