Nigeria: Epilepsy affects 52 million people worldwide, more in LMIC countries, study finds

EXPERTS, in recent assessment, said epilepsy, one of the most prevalent serious brain disorders marked by frequent and unprovoked seizures, affected around 52 million people of all ages in 2021, with the bulk of the burden residing in low-income to middle-income (LMIC) countries.

The report, published in The Lancet Public Health, added that there was a 10.8% increase in the number of people living with epilepsy globally, mainly due to an increase in secondary epilepsy (epilepsy…