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Abstract

Epilepsy, as per the International League against Epilepsy (ILAE), is defined by at least two unprovoked seizures occurring more than 24 h apart or a single unprovoked seizure with a recurrence risk of at least 60% over the next 10 years or an identifiable epileptic syndrome 2 .Epilepsy is children's most common neurological disorder and remains a challenge to treat. 3 Worldwide, the prevalence of epilepsy in children ranges from 3.2-5.5 per 1000 in developed countries and 3.6-44 per 1000 in developing countries 4 . A study done by Murthy JM et al. in 7408 school-going children in South India, the