TO ADVANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF EPILEPSY AND THE RISK OF SUDDEN UNEXPECTED DEATH IN EPILEPSY (SUDEP), TO PROTECT PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY, AND TO PREVENT DEATHS CAUSED BY SEIZURES. 3.4 MILLION PEOPLE ARE FACING THE CHALLENGES OF EPILEPSY IN THE U.S. AND MORE THAN 50 MILLION PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED BY EPILEPSY WORLDWIDE. THE ISSUE OF AGGRESSIVELY ADDRESSING SUDEP IS AS URGENT AS IT IS LOGICAL.