As per the WHO, roughly 50 million people worldwide have Epilepsy. The burden of Epilepsy is growing in almost every geographic region. According to the Global Burden of Disease report on the burden of neurological diseases, it is observed that idiopathic epilepsy accounted for 5% of all neurological DALYs and 1.3% of deaths. Epilepsy contributes to around 1% of the global total of days lost due to ill health.
Epilepsy is associated with recurrent, unprovoked seizures. There are more than 30 different types of seizures, including Myoclonic Seizure, Focal to Bilateral Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Generalized Absence Seizure, Tonic Se...