.KIMS Symbol, Visakhapatnanm expert neurologist Ch. Vijay stated that based upon the 2018 research, over 7 crore individuals around the globe have to deal with epilepsy, along with 1.2 crore situations in India alone which embodies a substantial portion of the worldwide epilepsy trouble. In India, epilepsy is specifically rampant among children aged 8– 12 years, with a five-year frequency fee of 22.2 every 1,000 children, he included the launch to denote National Epilepsy Time 2024 to be celebrated on Nov 17.
Awareness through National Epilepsy Day festivity is actually the among the options to encourage very early diagnosis and also prompt treatment, which will ultimately decrease the concern of epilepsy on people and also society, he added. Published – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.