Establishment of a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in Pakistan : Initial Experiences, Results, and Reflections
المؤلفون المشاركون
Siddiqui, Fowzia
Quadri, S. A.
Boling, Warren W.
Ahmed, S. Nizam
Tahir, M. Zubair
Sobani, Zain A.
Enam, Syed Ather
Sheerani, Mughis
المصدر
Epilepsy Research and Treatment
العدد
المجلد 2012، العدد 2012 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2012)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2012-02-12
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Developing countries, home to 80% of epilepsy patients, do not have comprehensive epilepsy surgery programs.
Considering these needs we set up first epilepsy surgery center in Pakistan.
Methods.
Seventeen teleconferences focused on setting up an epilepsy center at the Aga Khan University (AKU), Karachi, Pakistan were arranged with experts from the University of Alberta Hospital, Alberta, Canada and the University of West Virginia, USA over a two-year period.
Subsequently, the experts visited the proposed center to provide hands on training.
During this period several interactive teaching sessions, a nationwide workshop, and various public awareness events were organized.
Results.
Sixteen patients underwent surgery, functional hemispherectomy (HS) was done in six, anterior temporal lobectomy (ATL) in six, and neuronavigation-guided selective amygdalohippocampectomy (SAH) using keyhole technique in four patients.
Minimal morbidity was observed in ATL and, SAH groups.
All patients in SAH group (100%) had Grade 1 control, while only 5 patients (83%) in ATL group, and 4 patients (66%) in HS group had Grade 1 control according to Engel’s classification, in average followups of 12 months, 24 months and 48 months for SAH, ATL, and HS, respectively.
Conclusion.
As we share our experience we hope to set a practical example for economically constrained countries that successful epilepsy surgery centers can be managed with limited resources.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Tahir, M. Zubair& Sobani, Zain A.& Quadri, S. A.& Ahmed, S. Nizam& Sheerani, Mughis& Siddiqui, Fowzia…[et al.]. 2012. Establishment of a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in Pakistan : Initial Experiences, Results, and Reflections. Epilepsy Research and Treatment،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480451
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Tahir, M. Zubair…[et al.]. Establishment of a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in Pakistan : Initial Experiences, Results, and Reflections. Epilepsy Research and Treatment No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480451
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Tahir, M. Zubair& Sobani, Zain A.& Quadri, S. A.& Ahmed, S. Nizam& Sheerani, Mughis& Siddiqui, Fowzia…[et al.]. Establishment of a Comprehensive Epilepsy Center in Pakistan : Initial Experiences, Results, and Reflections. Epilepsy Research and Treatment. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480451
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-480451
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر