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SUBMITTER: Santhosh NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4001222 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Santhosh Nandanavana Subbareddy NS Sinha Sanjib S Satishchandra Parthasarathy P
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology 20140301 Suppl 1
There are 50 million people living with epilepsy worldwide, and most of them reside in developing countries. About 10 million persons with epilepsy are there in India. Many people with active epilepsy do not receive appropriate treatment for their condition, leading to large treatment gap. The lack of knowledge of antiepileptic drugs, poverty, cultural beliefs, stigma, poor health infrastructure, and shortage of trained professionals contribute for the treatment gap. Infectious diseases play an ...[more]