• Question: my uncle is epileptic but he found out when he was 14 .Im 12 does this mean I could also be epileptic but not know it yet?

    Asked by Lizzie.the.Otaku to Carolyn, Peter, Richard, Sara, Siana on 13 Nov 2015.
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      Richard Unwin answered on 13 Nov 2015:

      Hi Lizzie.

      It’s unlikely. If you have family with epilepsy there is a ‘slightly’ higher risk than normal of you developing it is as well, but there are loads of reasons why people could be come epileptic and genetics is not thought to be a major one. If you’re worried, you should speak to your parents, your doctor, or have a look at some of the great information on the web from the epilepsy charities such as https://www.epilepsy.org.uk/, and http://www.epilepsysociety.org.uk/ (this information is written and checked by experts, not by some random person on Facebook, so its reliable)

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