.KIMS Icon, Visakhapatnanm expert specialist Ch. Vijay mentioned that based on the 2018 research study, over seven crore folks worldwide experience epilepsy, along with 1.2 crore scenarios in India alone which embodies a significant part of the global epilepsy worry. In India, epilepsy is particularly widespread one of youngsters 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 Day 2024 to become celebrated on November 17.
Recognition through National Epilepsy Time festivity is actually the one of the choices to promote early medical diagnosis and prompt procedure, which will inevitably reduce the burden of epilepsy on individuals and culture, he added. Published – November 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.