Executive Director Punjab Institute of Neurosciences (PINS), Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood has said that Epilepsy is one of the major neurological diseases in the world which is caused by a disorder in the brain cells and patients with this disease have occasional spells. He added that the care and upkeep of such a patient becomes a permanent responsibility of his family for which they have to face long term difficulties as well.
These views were expressed by him while addressing an awareness walk and seminar at PINS on the occasion of “World Epilepsy Day”. Prof. Mohsin Zaheer, Prof. Qasim Bashir, Prof. Athar Javed, MS Dr. Khalid Bin Aslam, Prof. Anwar Chaudhry, Dr. Shahid Mukhtar, Dr. Arshi Arif, Nursing Superintendent Razia Shamim besides a large number of doctors, nurses and paramedics were present on the occasion. They also carried banners and pamphlets on disease awareness, prevention and symptoms.
Prof. Khalid Mahmood said that the development of medical science and availability of modern medicines in the market has made it possible to treat Epilepsy disease in a better way. He said that due to modern trends in neuro-medical sciences, it is important to create awareness among the people about the diagnosis of Epilepsy so that people can seek treatment from an authorized doctor instead of going to quacks.
He added that the epilepsy patient should keep the medicine prescribed by the doctor with him at all times and should tie a band on the hand on which is written about his illness and he should be told that in case of stroke he should take the medicine.
