Fortis Malar Hospital launches Fortis Comprehensive Epilepsy Centre

Over 100 successful epilepsy surgeries have been performed, in the recent years, by this team.

As part of observing the World Epilepsy Day, Fortis Malar will be organising an 'Epilepsy Check Campaign' (8th – 29th February'16) where the hospital will encourage the general public with pre-existing problems to get subsidized evaluation (EEG etc) and consultation from  specialists.

The World Epilepsy Day is observed every year in order to create awareness on the condition itself and the treatment options available for it. The recurring theme for International Epilepsy Day – Epilepsy is more than Seizures – highlights the fact that, for many people the stigma and discrimination faced by people with epilepsy can be more difficult to overcome than the seizures themselves. Despite the fact at over 70% of people with epilepsy will have their seizures successfully controlled, in the general public there is still fear and ignorance of what epilepsy really is. Almost 80% of the cases can be managed medically and controlled. The remaining 20% are drug-resistant, and over a half of them can be treated successfully by surgical intervention. These persons need to be evaluated by a team of experts in a comprehensive epilepsy center.

 

Here are some pictures from the launch