International Epilepsy Day is now marked

Every year in the second of February, people gather together to be informed of the problems facing people suffering from epilepsy and family members.

This day's mark is done for the eighth time in Kosovo on the part of the Association against the Kosovo Epilepsy(SHKEK), which since 2011 is a member of the International European League against Epilepsy (ILAE).

Due to the David-19 pandemic, there will be activities starting with the distribution of educational health materials as well as messages on radio and TV. The distribution of educational materials, starts at 1: 00 p.m. in “NNH Teresa”.

Epilepsia is a disease with at least two seizures that are caused for no reason. Crisiss can cause problems in muscle control, movement, speech, appearance, or consciousness - crises that usually do not last long but may be frightening.

There are a number of factors that can provoke disease, such as fever, headaches, infections, insomnia. Epilepsy can appear at any age.

Epilepsy is often caused by fetal brain malformation. Growing prenatal care and developing medical technology allow these injuries to be identified before the baby is born.

Hence, it is advisable for pregnant women to undergo periodic checkups so that the fetus' problems can be identified at the right time and necessary measures are taken.

In contrast, more than 50 million people in the world are affected, making this a major public health problem.