.KIMS Image, Visakhapatnanm specialist neurologist Ch. Vijay pointed out that based upon the 2018 research study, over 7 crore individuals around the globe struggle with epilepsy, along with 1.2 crore instances in India alone which stands for a substantial section of the international epilepsy burden. In India, epilepsy is specifically prevalent amongst children aged 8– 12 years, along with a five-year incidence fee of 22.2 every 1,000 children, he added in the launch to note National Epilepsy Time 2024 to become celebrated on November 17.
Awareness with National Epilepsy Time celebration is actually the one of the possibilities to promote very early diagnosis and prompt procedure, which will eventually lessen the worry of epilepsy on people and community, he included. Published – Nov 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.