National Epilepsy Day Observed On 17 November

Highlights:

• The 17th of November is National Epilepsy Awareness Day.
• The Epilepsy Foundation in India observes National Epilepsy Day on November 17 each year to raise awareness about epilepsy.
• Epilepsy is a persistent brain illness marked by recurrent 'fits' or seizures.' 'National Epilepsy Awareness Month' is held in November.
• The Epilepsy Foundation of India launched the Nationwide Epilepsy Day as a national initiative to lower the prevalence of epilepsy in India.
• Dr Nirmal Surya founded the Epilepsy Foundation of India in Mumbai, Maharashtra, in 2009. 
• The Epilepsy Foundation of India is a non-profit charitable organisation dedicated to assisting persons with seizures in leading more satisfying lives and changing society's perceptions about epilepsy.

• Epilepsy is a varied set of persistent neurological disarray and causes sudden seizures and fits.
• The seizures of epilepsy result due to the unusual and extreme activities in the brain and the seizures also result from hypersynchronous neuronal brain activity.
• According to the World Health Organisation(WHO), more than 50 million people across the globe have epilepsy, which makes it one of the most common neurological diseases.