.KIMS Symbol, Visakhapatnanm expert neurologist Ch. Vijay pointed out that based upon the 2018 research, over seven crore people internationally deal with epilepsy, with 1.2 crore situations in India alone which embodies a sizable portion of the international epilepsy concern. In India, epilepsy is especially common among kids aged 8– 12 years, along with a five-year prevalence fee of 22.2 per 1,000 kids, he included the release to note National Epilepsy Time 2024 to be celebrated on November 17.
Awareness with National Epilepsy Day occasion is actually the some of the options to encourage early prognosis and also timely procedure, which are going to eventually minimize the problem of epilepsy on individuals and community, he added. Published – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.