.KIMS Icon, Visakhapatnanm specialist neurologist Ch. Vijay mentioned that based upon the 2018 research study, over seven crore individuals around the world have to deal with epilepsy, along with 1.2 crore instances in India alone which embodies a sizable part of the global epilepsy problem. In India, epilepsy is especially rampant amongst little ones grown older 8– 12 years, along with a five-year occurrence fee of 22.2 every 1,000 little ones, he added in the release to note National Epilepsy Day 2024 to be celebrated on November 17.
Recognition by means of National Epilepsy Day occasion is the among the alternatives to motivate early diagnosis and also punctual therapy, which are going to ultimately minimize the worry of epilepsy on individuals and society, he added. Published – Nov 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.