EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST- part 8 ppsx

... 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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... Nigeria 1 987 18, 654 101 5.0 * Rural Kashmir 1 988 63,645 157 2.5 Bombay 1 988 14,010 50 3.7 * Rural Ethiopia 1990 60 ,82 0 316 10.0 * Ecuador 1992 72,121 575 8. 0 Rural Tanzania 1992 18, 183 185 12.6 ... epilepsy and therefore a predominance of focal epilepsies in low-income, tropical countries. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 36 KEYPOINTS ■ In many regi...

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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...

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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 ... Cataloging-in-Publication Data Epilepsy : global issues for the practicing neur ologist / Jerome Engel [et al.]. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index....

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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, ... mali” in The Philippines, “ainu imu” in Japan, “ikota” in Siberia, and “panic” among the Lapps of northern Scandinavia. The EEG is EPILEPSY: GL...

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... accompany- ing persons. The educational level and the possible biases of the informant should be EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 48 KEYPOINTS ■ The dread of a generalized tonic-clonic ... 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 tra...

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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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... 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 ... textbook on status epilepticus is the source of the ideal protocol for treatment of status presented here. EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 8...

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... especially the US and UK, solve their medical staff EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 1 18 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 ■ Ad...

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... 77, 79, 80 , 84 –92, 87 t, 92 t EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICING NEUROLOGIST 1 38 tel: + 1 202 974 3000 fax: + 1 202 974 3663 email: mirandac@paho.org WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean WHO ... epilepsy all over the country. Results of the subsequent implementation phase are assessed in order EPILEPSY: GLOBAL ISSUES FOR THE PRACTICI...

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