Quality of life, fatigue and seizure severity in people living with epilepsy in a selected Nigerian population

Epilepsy, a chronic seizure disorder requiring long term health care contact, is one of the most non-infectious neurological disease in developing countries with serious physical, psychological, social and economic consequences for affected persons, families and society in general [1 –3]. It affects about 50 million people worldwide with majority living in developing countries like Nigeria that has a prevalence ranges from 5.3 to 37 per one thousand persons [3,4]. The burden of epilepsy can be overwhelming for many individuals and their families, and can severely affect the qu ality of life of its sufferers [2,5–8].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research