League Against Epilepsy Promotes Awareness

Ljubljana, 9 February - There are some 20,000 patients with epilepsy in Slovenia, the League Against Epilepsy told the press on Monday, the International Epilepsy Day. The association warned against patient stigmatisation and said that non-invasive treatment can successfully prevent epileptic seizures in two out of three patients.

Ljubljana Bogdan Lorber (pictured), head of the Centre for epilepsy at the Department of Neurology at UKC Ljubljana, talks to the press on International Epilepsy Day. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Bogdan Lorber (pictured), head of the Centre for epilepsy at the Department of Neurology at UKC Ljubljana, talks to the press on International Epilepsy Day.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana A press conference aimed at raising awareness about epilepsy was held in Ljubljana on Monday. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
A press conference aimed at raising awareness about epilepsy was held in Ljubljana on Monday.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana Matevž Kržan (pictured), head of the League Against Epilepsy of Slovenia, talks to the press on International Epilepsy Day. Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

Ljubljana
Matevž Kržan (pictured), head of the League Against Epilepsy of Slovenia, talks to the press on International Epilepsy Day.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA

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