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The National Comprehensive Governance for epilepsy prevention and control in China
This article describes “the national comprehensive governance for epilepsy prevention and control in China” as an example of a strategic working program for the prevention and control of epilepsy at a national level. The comprehensive governance includes
Shichuo Li+10 more
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Our cognitive abilities emerge from the coordinated activity of neurons in the brain. The average human brain contains 86 billion neurons that are richly interconnected through synapses, contact points for electrochemical communication. Patterns of synaptic connectivity create functional ensembles of neurons, called neural circuits, which mediate ...
Rao, Vikram R., Lowenstein, Daniel H.
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Despite the advances in pharmacology, there are still some patients with drug-resistant inoperable epilepsy. Individual ketogenic diet might be an effective measure to prevent seizures.
M. Yu. Bobylova+4 more
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Shorter duration of slow wave sleep is related to symptoms of depression in patients with epilepsy [PDF]
Slow wave sleep duration and spectral abnormalities are related to both epilepsy and depression, but it is unclear how depressive symptoms in patients with epilepsy are affected by slow wave sleep duration and clinical factors, and how the spectral characteristics of slow wave sleep reflect a potential interaction of epilepsy and depression.
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Bilateral asymmetric tonic seizure in insulo-opercular epilepsy: an anatomo-electro-clinical study
Background Insulo-opercular seizures are highly heterogeneous in seizure semiology and electrical features. Bilateral asymmetric limb posturing, as a classical pattern of supplementary sensorimotor area (SMA) seizure, also occurs in insulo-opercular ...
Xiangshu Hu+12 more
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Objective The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic on epilepsy care across Japan was investigated by conducting a multicenter retrospective cohort study.
Naoto Kuroda+13 more
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Reduced neurosteroid potentiation of GABAA receptors in epilepsy and depolarized hippocampal neurons [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Neurosteroids regulate neuronal excitability by potentiating γ-aminobutyric acid type-A receptors (GABARs). In animal models of temporal lobe epilepsy, the neurosteroid sensitivity of GABARs is diminished and GABAR subunit composition is ...
Jansen, Laura A+3 more
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Perceived epilepsy-related stigma is linked to the socioeconomic status of the residence
PurposeEpilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders with high costs for the healthcare systems and great suffering for patients. Beyond seizures, psychosocial comorbidities can have detrimental effects on the well-being of people with ...
Louisa Hohmann+5 more
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Demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil - WHO/ILAE/IBE Global Campaign Against Epilepsy - A foreword [PDF]
In 2002, ASPE (Assistência à Saúde de Pacientes com Epilepsia)* initiated an Epilepsy Demonstration Project (DP) in Brazil as part of the Global Campaign Against Epilepsy "Epilepsy out of the Shadows", led by the World Health Organization (WHO), the ...
de Boer, HM+4 more
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