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National demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil./ Projeto Demonstrativo em Epilepsia no Brasil

Min, LL; Sander, JWAS; (2003) National demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil./ Projeto Demonstrativo em Epilepsia no Brasil. ARQ NEURO-PSIQUIAT , 61 (1) 153 - 156. 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000100033. Green open access

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Abstract

Epilepsy is the most prevalent non-communicable serious neurological condition worldwide. Unfortunately, the majority of people with epilepsy in low-income countries do not receive appropriate treatment. Stigmatisation is the rule. In this setting, the World Health Organisation, the International League against Epilepsy and the International Bureau for Epilepsy launched the Global Campaign against Epilepsy in 1997. This entered its second phase in 2001 and as part of it has set up demonstration projects in the People's Republic of China, Zimbabwe, Senegal and, more recently, in Brazil. The objective of the demonstration projects is to show, through methodological evaluation, that it is possible to establish a model of treatment for people with epilepsy in primary health care settings. The Brazilian demonstration project has targeted regions in Campinas and Sao Jose do Rio Preto, both in Sao Paulo State. A task force has been established to assess strategies to expand this project nationwide. A epilepsia é a condição neurológica grave de maior prevalência no mundo. Infelizmente, a maioria dos pacientes com epilepsia nos países em desenvolvimento não recebem tratamento adequado e sofrem estigmatização pelo diagnóstico. Diante deste cenário, em 1997 foi lançada uma Campanha Global Contra Epilepsia liderada pela Organização Mundial da Saúde, a Internacional League Against Epilepsy, e International Bureau for Epilepsy. A Campanha entrou na sua segunda fase em 2001 com os projetos demonstrativos que estão em curso na China, Zimbábue, Senegal e recentemente no Brasil. A finalidade do projeto demonstrativo é mostrar através de avaliação metodológica que é possível estabelecer um modelo de atendimento integral aos pacientes com epilepsia. O projeto demonstrativo brasileiro tem como regiões de atuação Campinas e São José de Rio Preto. Uma Task Force foi instituída para estudar a expansão da atuação para outras áreas do país

Type: Article
Title: National demonstration project on epilepsy in Brazil./ Projeto Demonstrativo em Epilepsia no Brasil
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2003000100033
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0004-282X2003000100033
Language: Portuguese
Additional information: All the contents of this journal, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License.
Keywords: epilepsy, stigma, prevention, treatment, antiepileptic drug
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology > Clinical and Experimental Epilepsy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/81063
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