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Myths & Facts
MYTHS & FACTS
Epilepsy is caused because of possession by evil spirits. They should be taken to tantriks and godmen for getting ride of these evil forces
Epilepsy is contagious. Never touch a patient having seizure.The disease will be passed on to you.
Having a person in the family with epilepsy is a stigma, so this fact should be concealed.
Epilepsy is a form of madness, so it should be treated in a lunatic asylum
Children with epilepsy are dull and cannot learn, so they should not be sent to school.
A seizure can be terminated by putting a key in the patient's hand or by making the patient smell onions or a leather shoe
Women with epilepsy can never have children. So they should not get married.
Marriage will cure epilepsy.
Epilepsy is caused due to periodic excessive electricity in the brain that produces abnormal behavior or movements.Please take the person to a qualified medical practitioner for treatment.
Epilepsy is NOT contagious.You will not get Epilepsy by touching the patient. The patient having seizure needs your help.
It is not a stigma and every effort should be made to remove this stigma through correct knowledge.
Epilepsy is a disease of the brain, so it should be treated by physicians or neurologists.
Children with epilepsy can be extremely intelligent.There are many examples of high achievers in history who have had epilepsy. Usually, it is the stigma against epilepsy which prevents parents from sending their children to school to learn and achieve their full potential.
KEYS or SHOES do not stop seizures. MOST SEIZURES stop AUTOMATICALLY in a couple of minutes. Turn the patient toone side and put a soft object under his head to prevent injury
Women with epilepsy can safely get married and they can safely have children under the supervision of a medical specialist.
Marriage has no impact on the treatment of epilepsy
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