An ambispective cohort study on treatment outcomes of patients with epilepsy in a tertiary epilepsy center in Rwanda and recommendations for improved epilepsy …

F Van Steenkiste, S Fidèle, W Nsanzabaganwa… - Epilepsia …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Because outcome data inform and drive healthcare decisions and improvement of
patient care, this study aimed to gain a deep understanding of sociodemographic profiles …

Hospital-based epilepsy care in Uganda: a prospective study of three major public referral hospitals

AT Fuller, A Almojuela, MN Kaddumukasa… - Epilepsy & Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective This study sets out to describe the current demographics of people with epilepsy
(PWE) attending hospital-based care in Uganda and the epilepsy treatment practices within …

Treatment outcome and associated factors among patients with epilepsy

YL Niriayo, A Mamo, TD Kassa, SW Asgedom… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Epilepsy is a major public health problem worldwide. Despite multiple drug therapies,
people with epilepsy continue to have frequent seizures. There is a dearth of data on …

Epilepsy treatment outcomes in the referral hospitals of northeast Ethiopia

G Biset, A Woday - Epilepsy Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Globally, more than half of the epileptic patients have uncontrolled seizures
despite treatment with the appropriate antiepileptic drugs. However, the problem has been …

Factors affecting epilepsy treatment outcomes in Nigeria

OR Obiako, TL Sheikh, JA Kehinde… - Acta Neurologica …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Epilepsy is a complex chronic illness with variable treatment outcomes
determined by factors specific to each affected person. We investigated prognostic factors for …

Epilepsy care challenges in developing countries

MP Kvalsund, GL Birbeck - Current opinion in neurology, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Epilepsy care challenges in developing countries : Current Opinion in Neurology Epilepsy
care challenges in developing countries : Current Opinion in Neurology Log in or Register …

Epilepsy treatment gap: prevalence and associated factors in Southeast Nigeria

PO Nwani, MC Nwosu, KO Enwereji… - Acta Neurologica …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The treatment gap of epilepsy in developing countries is high, and data on the
magnitude and causes of epilepsy treatment gap in Africa are sparse. We aimed to …

Epilepsy in rural South Africa: Patient experiences and healthcare challenges

L Makhado, A Maphula, RT Ngomba… - Epilepsia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Objective This study investigates the prevalent issues of healthcare access and the impact of
antiseizure treatments among people with epilepsy (PWE) in rural Limpopo and …

Epilepsy Treatment Outcome and Its Predictors among Ambulatory Patients with Epilepsy at Mizan‐Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

A Zewudie, Y Mamo, D Feyissa… - Neurology Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Epilepsy is among the most common neurological disorders which is highly
treatable with currently available antiepileptic drugs at a reasonable price. In Ethiopia …

Characteristics of people with epilepsy in three Eastern African countries–a pooled analysis

D Stelzle, J Kaducu, V Schmidt, TM Welte, BJ Ngowi… - BMC neurology, 2022 - Springer
Background Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders worldwide. Yet, its
treatment gap is large in some areas and especially in sub-Saharan Africa data on clinical …