Data from international studies suggest epilepsy prevalence in people with Intellectual Disability (PwID) is around 22.2% [1] and significantly higher than estimations of 0.8% for the general worldwide population. [2]. UK data shows similar distributions, with 17.9% of PwID having an NHS epilepsy diagnosis, compared to 0.6% of those with no ID. [3] Prevalence increases with severity, with 7.3%-9.8% of people with mild ID and 27%-41.6% with moderate to profound ID diagnosed with epilepsy. [1]
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