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World Epilepsy Day: Debunking myths about the neurological disorder
Epilepsy remains one of the most common chronic neurological conditions, yet it is highly underdiagnosed in India.
While around 50 million people are living with epilepsy in the world, around one-sixth of the population resides in India. Many of them don't receive treatment on time and, in many cases, epilepsy once diagnosed is stigmatised.
On World Epilepsy Day, neurologist Dr Madhur Bhardwaj debunked common myths about epilepsy which is accompanied by recurring seizures.
"Epilepsy is a chronic neurological condition in which a person experiences sporadic, severe, and sudden electrical release from brain cells, resulting in recurrent, unprovoked seizures. It influences individuals contrastingly relying upon its sort," Dr Madhur Bhardwaj, Senior Expert and HOD, Nervous system science, Aakash Medical care, told IndiaToday. In.
Therapy choices for epilepsy have progressed somewhat recently, yet the shame and responsibility related with this condition limit numerous from getting appropriate clinical help.
Myth: You experience the ill effects of epilepsy, in the event that you experience a seizure
Truth: All seizures are not caused by epilepsy. An individual with epilepsy is many times analyzed following various episodes. Many variables, like outrageous intensity, weighty drinking, cerebrum injury, and that's only the tip of the iceberg, can cause seizures. For a patient to be determined to have epilepsy, they need to have encountered something like two unjustifiable seizures.
The propensity to encounter repetitive seizures that begin in the cerebrum is known as epilepsy.
Myth: You ought to place something in somebody's mouth during a seizure to hold them back from gagging
Truth: On the off chance that somebody is experiencing a seizure, put nothing in their mouth. This can cause the casualty more mischief eventually. Rather, turn them delicately onto one side, place a delicate item underneath their head, and remain close by until they stir.