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Young Epilepsy is the operating name of The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No. 311877 (England and Wales).© Young Epilepsy 2012. Primary Epilepsy awareness assembly

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Page 1: Primary Epilepsy awareness assemblyschool.youngepilepsy.org.uk/dmdocuments/...assembly-presentation.… · Young Epilepsy is the operating name of The National Centre for Young People

Young Epilepsy is the operating name of The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No. 311877 (England and Wales).© Young Epilepsy 2012.

Primary Epilepsy awareness assembly

Page 2: Primary Epilepsy awareness assemblyschool.youngepilepsy.org.uk/dmdocuments/...assembly-presentation.… · Young Epilepsy is the operating name of The National Centre for Young People

Epilepsy is much more

common than people realise

Epilepsy can take effect

suddenly for a short time

We can all help people with

epilepsy to stay safe

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What is

epilepsy?

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You can’t

catch

epilepsy!

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The brain

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What does the

brain do?

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Epilepsy is a problem with the electrical messages in the brain.

Key

point

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When the electrical

messages in the brain

get muddled up, the

person may have a

seizure.

Key

point

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People who have epilepsy

usually take medicine

every day.

Key

point

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What might it

look like when

someone has a

seizure?

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Focal seizures

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Absence

seizures

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Tonic clonic

seizure

Stiffening

Shaking

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During a seizure,

keep the person safe.

Key

point

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Move things out

of their way

Put something

soft under their

head

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People with epilepsy

can join in activities

just like everyone else.

Key

point

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Riding a bike

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Swimming

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Playing sports

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Going to a disco

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Epilepsy

Key

point

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• Epilepsy is a problem with the

electrical messages in the brain.

• When the electrical messages in

the brain get muddled up, the

person may have a seizure.

• People who have epilepsy usually

take medicine every day.

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• During a seizure, keep the

person safe.

• People with epilepsy can

join in activities just like

everyone else.

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Young Epilepsy is the operating name of The National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No. 311877 (England and Wales).© Young Epilepsy 2012.

Primary Epilepsy awareness assembly