Men with epilepsy--the lost tribe? Results of a nationwide survey of men with epilepsy living in the UK.

The incidence of epilepsy is the same in men and women yet more time and energy has been expended on "women's issues" in recent times. In 2004, Epilepsy Action (The British Epilepsy Association) conducted a nationwide survey of men with epilepsy (MWE), who had contacted their helpline in the previous year. The men were comfortable discussing their epilepsy and confident in asking for information. They felt keenly the lack of driving privileges and the type of work available to them. A majority felt the condition adversely affected their self-esteem and quality of life. Most men expressed satisfaction with the quality of care and information they got from their general practitioners and their neurologist.