Epilepsy Care Team, Chikankata Hospital,Mazabuka, Zambia,
Epilepsy Curr. 2010 Jul;10(4):75-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2010.01362.x.
Although 80% of people with epilepsy reside in resource poor, developing countries, epilepsy care in these regions remains limited and the majority of epilepsy patients go untreated. Cost-effective, sustainable epilepsy care services, delivering first-line antiepileptic drugs through established primary health care facilities, are needed to decrease these treatment gaps. Neurologists with local experience and knowledge of the culture, who are willing to serve as educators, policy advisors, and advocates, can make a difference. This is Part I of a two-part article. Part I reviews the burden of epilepsy and the current state of resources for treatment in developing countries, while Part II (to be published in Epilepsy Currents issue 10.5) will provide an "Overview of Care" in these countries.
尽管 80%的癫痫患者居住在资源匮乏的发展中国家，但这些地区的癫痫治疗仍然有限，大多数癫痫患者未得到治疗。需要提供具有成本效益且可持续的癫痫治疗服务，通过已建立的基层医疗保健设施提供一线抗癫痫药物，以减少这些治疗差距。具有当地经验和了解文化的神经科医生，愿意担任教育者、政策顾问和倡导者，可以发挥作用。本文分为两部分，这是第一部分。第一部分回顾了发展中国家癫痫的负担和治疗资源的现状，而第二部分（将在 Epilepsy Currents 第 10.5 期发表）将提供这些国家的“护理概述”。
