.KIMS Icon, Visakhapatnanm consultant neurologist Ch. Vijay claimed that based on the 2018 research study, over seven crore folks globally deal with epilepsy, with 1.2 crore scenarios in India alone which stands for a substantial part of the worldwide epilepsy problem. In India, epilepsy is actually especially common among youngsters matured 8– 12 years, with a five-year occurrence fee of 22.2 every 1,000 kids, he added in the release to mark National Epilepsy Time 2024 to be commemorated on November 17.
Recognition via National Epilepsy Time occasion is the among the options to urge very early medical diagnosis and punctual procedure, which are going to essentially minimize the trouble of epilepsy on individuals as well as culture, he included. Published – Nov 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.