Danielle Mason
9/28/12 1:25pm
BBC NEWS
Health- Epilepsy 'is a global
health problem'
In the article I read the reporter talks about the global
issue of epilepsy. Epilepsy is a condition in the brain where electrical
currents are disturbed causing seizures or short periods of altered consciousness.
Researchers found that 85% of global
epilepsy occurs in low and middle-income countries and 60% of the people with
epilepsy will receive no treatment. One of the reasons this is, is because people
in low to middle-income countries don’t know that with the right treatment epilepsy
is a controllable disorder. Additionally, in some of the poorer places around
the world facilities to diagnose, treat, and care for epileptic patients are nowhere
to be found. Some countries have traditional beliefs about epilepsy and where
it comes from which contribute to the reasons why epileptic patients don’t
receive the treatment they need. Seeing this is such a big issue globally,
global health services should take the steps to improve the situation and raise
awareness for the treatment of this disorder.
Before I read this article I didn't realize how big of a problem
epilepsy was around the world. I thought epilepsy was a condition that only a
few out of every couple hundred people had. After reading this article I now
realize that epilepsy is a huge problem worldwide that a significant number of
people are suffering from. The issue of epilepsy is a global social problem because
the number of people that struggle with epilepsy worldwide is huge, but the significantly
lower number of people struggling with epilepsy that do not have facilities
and/or the treatment for their condition is beyond belief. Epilepsy treatment awareness
needs to be spread to help the many people struggling get the care they need.
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