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What are the chances of getting a seizure (if you don't have a history of them)?
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What an odd notion: There's ALWAYS a first time. EVERYBODY who has a first unprovoked seizure has no previous history of them unless they start having seizures at birth. I may be remembering wrong, but I think ~2% of the population will have at least 1 seizure in their lifetime. If the EEG is normal as it often is, statistics can't predict individual risk for more seizures, which is always either 0% or 100%.
Answered 5/17/2016
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