TRANSFORMATION OF PRIMARY DISABILITY INDICATORS DUE TO EPILEPSY UNDER MARTIAL LAW

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The problem of disability remains painful for all countries of the world, both from a medical and socio-economic point of view. Diseases of the nervous system, especially epilepsy in people of working age, are a significant problem in Ukraine. The ongoing war is expected to exacerbate this problem. The study aimed to analyze trends in disability due to epilepsy in wartime settings to identify causal patterns of disability. In this article, disability due to epilepsy is considered one of the essential medical and social characteristics of public health in wartime. The relevance of this problem in our country is due to its significant scale and negative dynamics, especially at the expense of working-age people.

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epilepsy primary disability working and adult population military status

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Publication:

«World of Medicine and Biology» Vol. 21 No. 92 (2025) , с. 231-239
УДК 615.322035:615.89

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26724/2079-8334-2025-2-92-231-239