Epilepsy: A Global Approach

ISBN-13: 9781107035379 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 232 str.

Ennapadam Krishnamoorthy;Simon Shorvon;Steven Schachter

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This comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to epilepsy compares and contrasts scientific knowledge, clinical experience and social consciousness between Western and non-Western cultures, enhancing transcultural understanding and providing a paradigm for an integrative, truly global health policy for this disorder. Topics covered include pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of epilepsy; care models and traditional medical systems; service organization in resource-limited countries; cultural perspectives on consequences of epilepsy; social, anthropological, economic, political, and spiritual issues related to living with epilepsy; infectious and non-infectious causes and risk-factors; region-specific syndromes. Uniquely drawing attention to both a medical perspective and the burden of living with epilepsy, this is a must-have reference work for epileptologists, neurologists, epidemiologists, medical policymakers and health administrators in both the developed and developing world.

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Part I. Editorial Introduction: 1. Epilepsy: the global burden and transcultural issues; Part II. Infective Causes of Epilepsy: 2. The non-infective causes of epilepsy; 3. Infectious causes of epilepsy: NIMHANS experience and review; 4. Infectious causes of epilepsy: cerebral malaria; 5. Infectious causes of epilepsy: cysticercosis in South America; Part III. Consequences of Epilepsy: 6. Physical consequences of epilepsy; 7. Quality of life and the stigma of epilepsy; 8. Neuropsychiatric consequences of epilepsy; 9. Cognitive consequences of epilepsy: a global perspective; 10. Naming epilepsy: culture-specific perceptions of epilepsy; 11. Knowledge, attitude and practice toward epilepsy; 12. The economic burden of epilepsy in China; Part IV. Comprehensive Epilepsy Care: 13. The clinical approach to investigation and service organization of epilepsy care in low- and middle-income countries; 14. Comprehensive epilepsy care: insights from care models in LAMICS: Latin America; 15. Comprehensive epilepsy care: transcultural issues and the development of a best practice model in India; 16. Comprehensive epilepsy care in China; Part V. The Medical Management of Epilepsy: 17. The medical management of epilepsy: basic principles; 18. The medical management of epilepsy: choice of drugs; 19. The medical management of epilepsy: use of generic drugs; 20. The medical management of epilepsy: antiepileptic drugs and children; 21. The medical management of epilepsy in low- and middle-income countries; 22. The challenge of epilepsy in low-income countries: insights from Laos; 23. Integrated thought: medical management of epilepsy; Part VI. The Surgical Management of Epilepsy: 24. Epilepsy surgery in high-income countries: the example of Great Britain; 25. Models of epilepsy surgery in a large LAMIC: ideal and pragmatic; 26. Models of epilepsy surgery in a large LAMIC: Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute, India; 27. Setting up an epilepsy surgery service in Malaysia; 28. Ideal and pragmatic models of epilepsy surgery in a large LAMIC; 29. Integrated thought: epilepsy surgery; Part VII. Non-Pharmacologic Management of Epilepsy; 30. Non-pharmacologic and psychological management of epilepsy in developed countries; 31. Ayurveda and yoga in the management of epilepsy; 32. Traditional Chinese medicine in the management of epilepsy; 33. Traditional medicine in the management of epilepsy in Ghana; 34. Complementary and alternative medicine in the management of epilepsy: a global perspective; 35. Integrated thought: non-pharmacologic management of epilepsy; Part VIII. Epilepsy Issues with Global Health Impact: 36. The epilepsy treatment gap; 37. Intractable epilepsy: implications with regard to LAMICs; 38. Epilepsy and intellectual disability; 39. Legal implications of epilepsy and epilepsy management; 40. The global campaign against epilepsy; 41. Integrated thought: issues with global health impact; Part IX. International Perspectives: 42. Perspectives on epilepsy in Tibet; 43. Perspectives on epilepsy from Asian-American populations living in the USA; 44. Perspectives on epilepsy in The Lebanon; 45. Perspectives on epilepsy in the Philippines; 46. Integrated thought: international perspectives.