| Summary: | Epilepsies constitute the most common chronic neurological condition in the world, even more than Parkinson's disease. Over 50 million people are affected, of which nearly 5 million live in Latin America and the Caribbean region. The socioeconomic and psychological consequences of epilepsy frequently lead to poor quality of life and suffering in these patients, more than the epileptic crises themselves. These consequences are related to different spheres of daily life such as personal independence, education, employment, development of interpersonal relationships (courtships or marriage) and in turn these daily life challenges affect the disease course. Bioethics is an effective tool in finding solutions to the conflicts and dilemmas inherited from the past and to narrow the gap in the present.
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