EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST- part 7 ppsx

... 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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... countries. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 36 KEYPOINTS ■ In many regions of the developing world, the prevalence of epilepsy appears to be significantly higher than the prevalence of ... 1992 7, 1 87 179 20.8 Urban Tunisia 1993 35, 370 141 3.5 * Pakistan 1994 24,130 241 9.9 * Turkey 19 97 11,4 97 81 6 .7 * Rural Bolivia 1999 9,955 112 14.0 * Kera...

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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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... propose solutions for ministries of health and other health care organizations, have been created for Europe, EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 6 KEYPOINTS ■ The Global Campaign against ... cryp- togenic. Further discussion of the classifica- tion of seizures and epilepsy can be found in Chapter 2, and specific causes of epilep- EPILEPSY: GLOBAL...

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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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... 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: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING ... Infestations In Latin America and parts of Asia, neurocys- ticercosis is the commonest cause of epilep- sy. Studies in the 1960s in Africa, found EPILEPSY: GLOBAL...

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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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... Magnesium sulfate can cause sedation in the mother, and hypotonia and lethargy in the newborn. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 76 KEYPOINTS ■ When evaluating a patient thought ... 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...

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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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... drugs (AEDs), 77 eclampsia and pre-eclampsia in, 76 77 treatment of, 75 77 prevalence of epilepsy, 36– 37, 36 t primarily generalized seizures, 26 primary epilepsy, 4 primidone, 77 , 85–92, 87 t probably ... 62, 77 , 79 , 80, 84–92, 87 t, 92 t EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 138 tel: + 1 202 974 3000 fax: + 1 202 974 3663 email: mirandac@paho.org...

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