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Abstract Objective Epilepsy affects approximately 70 million people worldwide, with 80% living in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs), where many people with epilepsy (PWE) go undiagnosed or untreated. Over the last few decades, many efforts have been made worldwide to reduce the treatment gap (TG) in LMICs.
Alessandra Nicoletti +13 more
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Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the maternal mortality rate in Brazil: trend and spatial distribution [PDF]
Objective: To analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Maternal Mortality Ratio in Brazil from 2018 to 2021. Method: Ecological time series study, which analyzed the trend and spatial distribution of maternal deaths from 2018 to 2021, with ...
Izabel Cristina da Silva Carvalho +5 more
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Abstract Infantile epilepsy spasms syndrome (IESS), formerly known as infantile spasms or West Syndrome, is a severe epilepsy syndrome affecting about 3 in 10,000 newborns in the United States. Characterized by clusters of epileptic spasms, interictal hypsarrhythmia, and developmental delays, IESS has diverse causes, including structural‐metabolic ...
Kayla Vieira +5 more
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The multiple hit model of infantile and epileptic spasms: The 2025 update
Abstract Objective Infantile and epileptic spasms syndrome (IESS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy manifesting with epileptic spasms and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes. There is an urgent need for the development of more effective and tolerated therapies.
Aristea S. Galanopoulou +6 more
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“Near Miss” Obstetric Events and Maternal Deaths in a Tertiary Care Hospital: An Audit
Objectives. (1) To determine the frequency of maternal near miss, maternal near miss incidence ratio (MNMR), maternal near miss to mortality ratio and mortality index. (2) To compare the nature of near miss events with that of maternal mortality.
Roopa PS +5 more
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Ketogenic diet for infantile epileptic spasms
Abstract Approximately half of all cases of Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome (IESS) do not respond to vigabatrin and hormonal therapies. There is no clear consensus as to the second‐line therapy for IESS. Ketogenic diet (KD) has emerged as an effective treatment for certain drug‐resistant epilepsies and in many cases of IESS.
Morris H. Scantlebury +3 more
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Death audits and reviews for reducing maternal, perinatal and child mortality [PDF]
Merlin Willcox +8 more
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