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- Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Neurobiological Aspects of Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Lessons from Animal Models
- Chapter 2 Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Epidemiology, Definition and Terminology
- Chapter 3 Traumatic Brain Injury: The Acute Management and Prevention Programmes
- Chapter 4 Critical Care Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 5 Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Children
- Chapter 6 Sport-related Concussive Convulsions
- Chapter 7 Accidents and Injuries during Seizures
- Chapter 8 Cognitive Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Chapter 9 Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 10 Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
- Chapter 11 Post-traumatic Epilepsy and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Chapter 12 Antiepileptogenic Therapies for Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Is There Any Evidence?
- Chapter 13 Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Cognition
- Chapter 14 Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Low Income Countries
- Index
- References
Chapter 14 - Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Low Income Countries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 August 2021
- Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Neurobiological Aspects of Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Lessons from Animal Models
- Chapter 2 Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Epidemiology, Definition and Terminology
- Chapter 3 Traumatic Brain Injury: The Acute Management and Prevention Programmes
- Chapter 4 Critical Care Management of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 5 Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Children
- Chapter 6 Sport-related Concussive Convulsions
- Chapter 7 Accidents and Injuries during Seizures
- Chapter 8 Cognitive Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-traumatic Epilepsy
- Chapter 9 Neuropsychiatric Consequences of Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
- Chapter 10 Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures
- Chapter 11 Post-traumatic Epilepsy and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Chapter 12 Antiepileptogenic Therapies for Post-traumatic Epilepsy: Is There Any Evidence?
- Chapter 13 Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs on Cognition
- Chapter 14 Post-traumatic Epilepsy in Low Income Countries
- Index
- References
Summary
Post traumatic epilepsy was recognized in many developing countries several thousand years ago. Increased incidence of traumatic brain injury due to rising rate of road traffic injuries, violence and falls has resulted in comparatively higher prevalence of post traumatic epilepsy. However, there is no reliable data on epidemiology, financial costs and social impact of post traumatic epilepsy in these countries. Lack of reliable statistics with poor health infrastructure leads to disproportionately higher burden of post traumatic epilepsy. Majority of the patients with post traumatic epilepsy do not receive appropriate medical treatment. Understanding the barriers to epilepsy care delivery is paramount in improving the quality of care of these patients with post traumatic epilepsy. More emphasis should be given on primary prevention tactics tailored for developing nations to curtail the incidence of traumatic brain injury and resultant post traumatic epilepsy.
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- Post-traumatic Epilepsy , pp. 179 - 185Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021