Tanzania: Let's Not Ignore Epilepsy Condition

A fortnight ago, I came across a 17-year-old teenager who was referred from Kiteto hospital located in Manyara to the hospital I work at in Dodoma.

The doctors that examined her were astounded by her abnormal characteristics and features. For instance, the young girl made noises that resembled powerful hiccups, which she sometimes chocked on. She lost consciousness three to four times for about 30 minutes to four hours at intervals but sometime it could take up to eight hours in a span of 24-hours.

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