Awareness walk and seminar at PINS to observe World epilepsy day.

Lahore -- Executive Director Punjab Institute of Neurosciences Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood has said that Epilepsy is a mental and neurological disease like others and patients with this disease should be given special attention rather than ignoring.

Addressing a ceremony held at the PINS at World Epilepsy Day, Dr. Khalid said that Epilepsy is usually caused by brain injury, chronic complications, typhoid, tuberculosis, high blood pressure, depression and trauma. He told that according to the doctors, it is not a hereditary disease and its treatment is possible for which qualified physician should be consulted.

Talking to media, Prof. Khalid said that 50 million people worldwide are suffering from Epilepsy while...