.KIMS Symbol, Visakhapatnanm specialist specialist Ch. Vijay claimed that based upon the 2018 research study, over 7 crore people around the globe suffer from epilepsy, along with 1.2 crore situations in India alone which exemplifies a substantial part of the international epilepsy concern. In India, epilepsy is actually specifically rampant among little ones aged 8– 12 years, along with a five-year occurrence fee of 22.2 per 1,000 kids, he included the release to note National Epilepsy Time 2024 to become celebrated on November 17.
Awareness through National Epilepsy Time celebration is the among the alternatives to encourage very early diagnosis and immediate therapy, which will inevitably lessen the problem of epilepsy on people and also society, he added. Published – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.