Early medical diagnosis and punctual treatment may help handle epilepsy, says neurologist

.KIMS Image, Visakhapatnanm consultant specialist Ch. Vijay said that based on the 2018 research study, over seven crore folks around the globe have to deal with epilepsy, with 1.2 crore instances in India alone which embodies a sizable section of the global epilepsy burden. In India, epilepsy is especially widespread amongst youngsters matured 8– 12 years, with a five-year prevalence fee of 22.2 every 1,000 children, he added in the launch to mark National Epilepsy Day 2024 to become commemorated on Nov 17.

Awareness through National Epilepsy Day event is actually the one of the possibilities to urge very early medical diagnosis as well as timely treatment, which will inevitably decrease the problem of epilepsy on individuals and culture, he incorporated. Released – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.