The social and economic problems cuased by epilepsy are offen under appricaiated. The message should reach the broadest population of effected individuals, many of whom are in low socio economic groups and are at higher risk for development of epilepsy. Study aimed to asess the impact of socio economic status and cultural factors on the prevalence of Epilepsy in school going Children (6-16 years) in Kashmir. Material and methods: This was a population based study conducted in school children.

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... e selection of school was done by using PPS Method (Proportionate to Population Size) used in cluster surveys. The Pretexed Questionnaire was administered to 60 randomly selected children from each selected school, the positive responders were examined by the neurologist and psychologist