ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Wednesday was International Purple Day in honor of epilepsy awareness. Fourteen landmarks across New York State were lit purple to recognize the strength of the epilepsy community.
Epilepsy is a disorder of the central nervous system resulting in seizures that may have no apparent cause and that happen more than once. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 215,000 people in New York are living with active epilepsy.
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