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17 November: National Epilepsy Day
- 17 Nov 2021
- November 17 is observed every year as National Epilepsy Day in India by the Epilepsy Foundation.
- The month of November is observed as ‘National Epilepsy Awareness Month’.
- Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of brain characterized by recurrent ‘seizures’ or ‘fits’.
- According to World Health Organization (WHO), about 50 million people have epilepsy across the world, out of which 80 percent people are living in developing countries. Although epilepsy is treatable, yet three-fourth of affected people in developing countries do not receive the required treatment.
- In India, about 10 million people suffer from seizures associated with epilepsy.
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