Camp Information

The Epilepsy Association of Utah provides a yearly summer camp for youth in the area that have been diagnosed with epilepsy. The camp is designed to give the kids an opportunity to enjoy the company of others with their same concerns in a safe and monitored envirnment. More information will be available here soon.

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Fun Activities

Epilepsy facts!

• 1 in 10 people will have a seizure in their lifetime
  
• 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with Epilepsy
  
• 1 in 3 people know someone with Epilepsy
  
• Epilepsy impacts more people than Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy and Parkinson's Disease combined.
  
• In the United States, over 50,000 deaths each year are attributed to SUDEP (Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy)
  
• At Primary Children's Medical Center in 2010 over 3,500 children were diagnosed with Epilepsy
  
• 106,000 people are living in Utah with Epilepsy
  
• There is no cure for Epilepsy
  
• Epilepsy affects children, adults, men and women of all races and social classes equally.

Brain Teasers

• Word pictures

Cool Brain Pictures

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Links

• Basic Neuroscience for Children
  This site describes the Neuroscience of epilepsy
  
  
• Epilepsy.com kids area
  Games and information
  
  
• Kids Health pages
  Information for kids on epilepsy and first-aid
  
  
• Books For Kids With Epilepsy
  Great resourse to help kids understand the condition
  
  
• Epilepsy Treatment for Kids - WebMD Video
  Video on treatment for kids
  
  
• Epilepsy camps and programs
  Find a summer camp for epileptic kids
  
  
• About Kids information on Epilepsy
  Fun animation explaining epilepsy