.KIMS Symbol, Visakhapatnanm consultant neurologist Ch. Vijay said that based upon the 2018 study, over 7 crore folks around the world deal with epilepsy, with 1.2 crore situations in India alone which works with a substantial part of the worldwide epilepsy worry. In India, epilepsy is actually especially prevalent amongst little ones aged 8– 12 years, with a five-year prevalence cost of 22.2 per 1,000 kids, he included the release to note National Epilepsy Time 2024 to become commemorated on November 17.
Understanding through National Epilepsy Day event is actually the among the alternatives to promote early diagnosis and punctual procedure, which are going to eventually lower the burden of epilepsy on people as well as community, he added. Released – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.