.KIMS Symbol, Visakhapatnanm specialist specialist Ch. Vijay claimed that based upon the 2018 research study, over seven crore folks globally suffer from epilepsy, with 1.2 crore instances in India alone which embodies a substantial portion of the global epilepsy worry. In India, epilepsy is specifically widespread among kids aged 8– 12 years, with a five-year incidence rate of 22.2 every 1,000 children, he included the launch to mark National Epilepsy Day 2024 to be commemorated on Nov 17.
Recognition via National Epilepsy Time festivity is the one of the options to promote early diagnosis as well as immediate therapy, which will ultimately lower the burden of epilepsy on individuals and also society, he incorporated. Posted – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.