New Delhi, Nov 5 At first look, 25-year-old
Nilofer (name changed) does not give the slightest hint that
she had been suffering from epilepsy and had seizures almost
everyday a couple of years back, making normal tasks
difficult.
But after undergoing surgery at AIIMS, life is
different for Nilofer, who was earlier confined to a room in
her house.
However, many such women are not so lucky and continue
to face social stigma attached to the condition.
"Epilepsy is curable. There are surgical as well as
medicinal treatments for it," Associate professor at the
neuro-surgery department of AIIMS Sarat Chandra said.
Manjari Tripathy of the Neurology Department, who
conducted a study to evaluate psycho-social impact of epilepsy
in women, found that such women had a poor quality of life. - (Agencies)
Nov 05, 2009
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