Comprehensive management of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: lessons learnt from community-based surveys.

Joseph Nelson Fodjo SieweMarieke C J DekkerRichard IdroMichel Ndahura MandroPierre-Marie PreuxAlfred K NjamnshiRobert Colebunders

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2019)

A community-based approach with task-shifting of epilepsy care from specialists to non-physician health workers will reduce epilepsy-associated morbidity. Increased advocacy and collaboration with various stakeholders is needed to establish a sustainable, cost-effective chronic care model for epilepsy that will significantly improve the quality of life of PWE in onchocerciasis-endemic regions.

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healthcare
palliative care
mental health
quality improvement
public health
primary care
emergency department
pain management
affordable care act
cross sectional
health information
risk assessment
health promotion