Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disease globally, affecting approximately 50 million people worldwide, according to the WHO. A systematic review and meta-analysis of incidence studies on epilepsy revealed a combined incidence rate of 61.4 per 100,000 person-years.[1] Notably, epilepsy is unevenly distributed, with higher rates observed in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.[2] Fiest et al. reported an overall prevalence of 7.60 per 1,000 individuals.[1]
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