A questionnaire survey was undertaken to assess the impact of a nationwide educational
campaign about epilepsy on the knowledge and attitudes toward the disease among Italian
primary school teachers. Five hundred and eighty-two teachers participated. All interviewees
were aware of the existence of epilepsy, and most of them had direct experience with the
disease. Answers about frequency, causes, outcome, and response to treatments were
variable and not correlated with age, residency, and years of experience. Teachers had …