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*'''Of the 2.2 million Americans with epilepsy, approximately 30% have intractable epilepsy and continue to have seizures despite treatment with medications.''' According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website: *Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition characterized by recurrent seizures.*Epilepsy affects about 2.3 million adults and 467,711 children 0-17 years of age in the United States.*About 1 in 26 people will be diagnosed with epilepsy at some point in their lives.*About 150,000 new cases of epilepsy will be diagnosed in the United States each year.*Epilepsy results in an estimated annual cost of $15.5 billion in medical costs and lost or reduced earnings and production.