.KIMS Symbol, Visakhapatnanm specialist specialist Ch. Vijay claimed that based upon the 2018 research study, over 7 crore people worldwide suffer from epilepsy, along with 1.2 crore situations in India alone which embodies a sizable section of the global epilepsy worry. In India, epilepsy is actually particularly widespread one of little ones grown older 8– 12 years, along with a five-year prevalence fee of 22.2 per 1,000 little ones, he added in the launch to mark National Epilepsy Time 2024 to be commemorated on Nov 17.
Awareness with National Epilepsy Time occasion is actually the among the possibilities to encourage very early diagnosis as well as punctual therapy, which will ultimately decrease the problem of epilepsy on people and also culture, he added. Published – Nov 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.