Rather, this could be contributed by a family sympathy or a family fear of being discriminated against as reported by a previous Chinese study.[ 9 ] A previously speculated factor affecting the public acceptance to marrying an epileptic patient is the concern that epilepsy may be inherited.[ 2 26 ] In this study, only 10.5% of respondents think that epilepsy is a hereditary disorder and such a relatively low proportion has possibly caused such a positive trend of the public attitude toward marrying an epileptic person here.
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Public knowledge awareness and attitudes toward epilepsy in Al-Kharj Governorate Saudi Arabia.
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