NATIONAL EPILEPSY DAY

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Epilepsy is a chronic non-communicable disease of the brain that affects around 50 million people worldwide.
It is characterized by recurrent seizures, which are brief episodes of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body or the entire body and are sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function.
Nearly 80 per cent of people with epilepsy live in low and middle-income countries.
Epilepsy is usually treated by medication and in some cases by surgery, devices or dietary changes.
Although epilepsy is treatable, yet three-fourths of affected people in developing countries do not receive the required treatment.
In many parts of the world, people with epilepsy and their families suffer from stigma and discrimination.