EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST- part 3 ppsx

... epilepsy and therefore a predominance of focal epilepsies in low-income, tropical countries. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 36 KEYPOINTS ■ In many regions of the developing ... symptomatic event that does not indicate the presence of a chronic epilep- EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 32 Proposed Diagnostic Scheme f...

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... are unfortunately irre- versible. The decision to treat should always EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 86 pared to any of the available AEDs except zonisamide, and has the ... management in developing countries. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 94 tries. Similar studies are required for other commonly used AEDs also s...

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... personnel is the basis of a EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 104 Ridiculing the traditional beliefs of patients and their families is not the solution because it can offend their ... depending on their supposed benefit or their disadvantages for the patient. If they are diagnosed as positive f orces for the patient, they will be worn in differen...

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... other health care organizations, have been created for Europe, EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 6 KEYPOINTS ■ The Global Campaign against Epilepsy, a joint program of the ... Clin Neurophysiol 1990;76:296 -31 6, with per mission. FIGURE 1 .3 A B World Federation of Neurology Seminars in Clinical Neurology EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PR...

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... alternative therapy, psychosocial issues, and public health. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 8 KEYPOINTS ■ The emerging countries of the world do not have a monopoly on the financial, political, ... Thailand, “mali mali” in The Philippines, “ainu imu” in Japan, “ikota” in Siberia, and “panic” among the Lapps of northern Scandinavia. The EEG is...

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... America and parts of Asia, neurocys- ticercosis is the commonest cause of epilep- sy. Studies in the 1960s in Africa, found EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 38 KEYPOINTS ■ In ... kept in the shadow of the house to prevent the risks related to excess of sun. Acute trauma is another common cause. Macrocephaly is rarely present when trau- EPILEPSY:...

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... spe- cific for each drug. Finally, AEDs are metabolized and excret- ed. This step is responsible for the clearance EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 64 KEYPOINTS ■ The percentage ... morbidity EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 66 KEYPOINTS ■ In these most severe conditions, suboptimal seizure control is often inevitable...

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... frac- tion of highly bound drugs. Most of the eld- erly population will be on other medications for various medical problems, and drug EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 80 KEYPOINTS ■ Status ... to epilepsy. Magnesium sulfate can cause sedation in the mother, and hypotonia and lethargy in the newborn. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICI...

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... especially the US and UK, solve their medical staff EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 118 KEYPOINTS ■ Although novel AEDs have been developed, the high cost of these new agents dictates ... countries, efforts must be made to resolve this conflict. The possibility that EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 120 KEYPOINTS ■ Adhe...

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... Office for the Americas 525 23rd Street N.W. Washington, DC 20 037 , USA EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 132 drug abuse, 50 stimulant drug use as seizure trigger i n, 102–1 03 withdrawal ... of epilepsy under, 31 32 , 32 t contact information, 132 – 133 Global Burden of Disease, epilepsy and, vii, 6–8 Global Campaign Against Epilepsy (GCAE) and...

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