Medicine have helped treat epilepsy

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  EPILEPSY.....EPILEPSY....EPILEPSY...!!!!!!

The advances in imaging the brain had helped to analyses epileptic seizures and even help treat some of them. But there is still a long way to go to find ways to prevent them, said Samuel F. Berkovic, Laureate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne.

Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by recurrent and unpredictable seizures of fits. But lack of awareness of the disorder has led to superstitious beliefs and even termed ‘sacred’ disease, he explained.

World over, around 50 million persons suffered epilepsy and nearly 10 million cases are reported in India. According to the World Health Organization, it contributes to 1% of the global burden of disease. “It is very distressing for the family and a dehumanizing phenomenon, affecting 4% of the population,” he said.



Dr. Berkovic said, “A few years ago we would have said absolutely not. In fact, attempts at gene therapy in the 1990s were disastrous There has been a remarkable study published on spinomuscular atrophy — a condition in children where weakness of muscles due to degeneration of nerves which comes from the spinal cord they have been able to improve that by injections in the spinal cord and reverse the change. This sort of approach might be applicable but it is still in the realms of science fiction.”
Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motor Company, said in the last three years the lecture series had moved from being a mere workshop to a scientific conclave. Mr. Srinivasan released a book on epilepsy which was received by Dr. Berkovic........

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