8th February was International Epilepsy Day and this year since the theme is "More than seizures", we focus on how it affects children, schooling, adolescence, learning, marriage, pregnancy and more
Our panelists were
Dr. Pradnya Gadgil - Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Yashoda Wakankar - Neuro counsellor and person with Epilepsy
We covered a wide range of topics
02:20 What is epilepsy
04:40 Not all seizures are epilepsy
06:35 Onset of epilepsy…
Epilepsy
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