Saxena Shekhar, Li Shichuo
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse World Health Organization Geneva Switzerland.
ILAE-IBE Global Research Advocacy Task Force China Association Against Epilepsy Beijing China.
Epilepsia Open. 2017 Mar 22;2(2):153-155. doi: 10.1002/epi4.12010. eCollection 2017 Jun.
This article points out that defeating epilepsy is a global public health commitment and a new challenge. This is because: epilepsy causes a heavy burden and very high treatment gap; in the field of life sciences and medicine, the 21st century would be the "Century of Brain Science"; a number of national brain research initiatives provide a great opportunity to reveal the secret of epilepsy; the Global Campaign against Epilepsy and the Mental Health Gap Action Programme made great contributions in the epilepsy control work worldwide; the historical WHA68.20 resolution gives great strength to promote defeating epilepsy.
本文指出，战胜癫痫是一项全球公共卫生承诺，也是一项新挑战。这是因为：癫痫造成沉重负担且治疗缺口极大；在生命科学和医学领域，21世纪将是“脑科学世纪”；多项国家脑研究计划为揭示癫痫秘密提供了重大机遇；全球抗癫痫运动和精神卫生差距行动规划在全球癫痫控制工作中作出了巨大贡献；具有历史意义的WHA68.20号决议为推动战胜癫痫提供了强大动力。
