Abstract
CHALLENGES IN EPILEPSY CARE – STORY IN INDIA Bindu Menon M.D. (Med.), D.M. (Neuro), DNB. (Neuro), PGDCN (Neuro), (London), FRCP (Edinburgh), MNAMS. FICP, FIAN, FWSO Senior Consultant Neurologist, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Nellore- 524002 Andhra Pradesh. Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder with social and cultural consequences in India. It is estimated that out of the 70 million persons with epilepsy (PWE) worldwide, India contributes to nearly 12 million PWE are expected to reside in India; which contributes to nearly one-sixth of the global burden The overall prevalence is 3.0-11.9 per 1,000 populations and incidence is 0.2-0.6 per 1,000 populations per year.
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