.KIMS Icon, Visakhapatnanm expert neurologist Ch. Vijay mentioned that based on the 2018 research, over seven crore individuals globally deal with epilepsy, with 1.2 crore instances in India alone which exemplifies a substantial portion of the global epilepsy concern. In India, epilepsy is actually specifically rampant among youngsters aged 8– 12 years, with a five-year prevalence fee of 22.2 per 1,000 little ones, he included the launch to mark National Epilepsy Day 2024 to become celebrated on Nov 17.
Recognition with National Epilepsy Time occasion is the one of the options to promote early diagnosis and also timely therapy, which are going to eventually reduce the worry of epilepsy on individuals and also society, he added. Released – Nov 16, 2024 06:07 pm IST.