The Challenges of Managing Children With Epilepsy in Africa

dc.contributor.author	Wilmshurst, Jo M.
dc.contributor.author	Mwesige, Angelina Kakooza
dc.contributor.author	Newton, Charles R.
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-28T21:08:21Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-28T21:08:21Z
dc.date.issued	2014
dc.description.abstract	Children with epilepsy who reside in the African continent are faced with some of the greatest challenges of receiving adequate care. The burden of disease is exacerbated by the high incidence of acquired causes and the large treatment gap. Skilled teams to identify and care for children with epilepsy are lacking. Many patients are managed through psychiatric services, thus potentially compounding the stigma associated with the condition. Little data exist to assess the true proportion of comorbidities suffered by children with epilepsy, the assumption is that this is high, further aggravated by delayed interventions and adverse responses to some of the more commonly used antiepileptic drugs.	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Wilmshurst, J. M., Kakooza-Mwesige, A., & Newton, C. R. (2014, March). The challenges of managing children with epilepsy in Africa. In Seminars in pediatric neurology (Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 36-41). WB Saunders.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spen.2014.01.005	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1071-9091
dc.identifier.uri	https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2346
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	In Seminars in pediatric neurology	en_US
dc.title	The Challenges of Managing Children With Epilepsy in Africa	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US

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