ArticleAfrican health sciences2013
Epilepsy and its effects on children and families in rural Uganda.
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- Prevalence, incidence, and trends of epilepsy among children and adolescents in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Therapeutic evaluation of Martynia annua derived carbon dots in epileptic Drosophila model.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Anti-seizure Medication Adherence among Adolescents with Epilepsy in a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Establishing community mental health clinics increased the number of patients receiving care in rural Western Uganda.Frontiers in health services · 2023Article
- Household poverty, schooling, stigma and quality of life in adolescents with epilepsy in rural Uganda.Epilepsy & behavior : E&B · 2021Article
- Perceived stigma and school attendance among children and adolescents with epilepsy in South Western Uganda.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Biomedical drugs and traditional treatment in care seeking pathways for adults with epilepsy in Masindi district, Western Uganda: a household survey.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Stigma and epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic regions in Africa: a review and recommendations from the onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy working group.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Review
- Qualitative evaluation of the outcomes of care and treatment for children and adolescents with nodding syndrome and other epilepsies in Uganda.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Article
- Comprehensive management of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: lessons learnt from community-based surveys.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Review
- A systematic review protocol of stigma among children and adolescents with epilepsy.Systematic reviews · 2019Article
- The economic burden of epilepsy in Bhutan.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2018Article
- Review
- Major depressive disorder seven years after the conflict in northern Uganda: burden, risk factors and impact on outcomes (The Wayo-Nero Study).BMC psychiatry · 2015Article
- Non-communicable diseases are reaching epidemic proportions: evidence from low and middle income countries.African health sciences · 2013Article
- Attenuation of Seizures, Cognitive Deficits, and Brain Histopathology by Phytochemicals ofJournal of evidence-based integrative medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThis report aims to assess the impact of childhood epilepsy in an isolated rural area in Western Uganda, with little access to medical care, via its effect on children and families. Basic information on 440 affected children, clinically examined at 19 rural centres, was collated and data on seizure pattern and duration analysed, together with information on school attendance of older children.
objectiveTo publicise the consequences of undertreated illness, and to encourage improved management of this condition.
resultsDistribution by seizure type was: generalised 61%, focal 33%, and miscellaneous 6%. When information on all seizure types was combined, a 'typical seizure' lasted < 1 hour, followed by coma. The typical age of onset and duration of illness approximated 2½ and 4 years respectively. Modal frequency and duration of seizures suggested that ∼96 hours might be 'lost' to seizures over 4 years. Twenty four children had delayed global or motor development; a further 93 were reported to have 'poor understanding'. Information on school attendance available on 162 of 231 school aged children indicated that 92 were attending and 70 not attending school. Fifty eight percent of children >10 yrs old attending school and 68% of non-attendees, had never progressed beyond the entry class.
conclusionThe unexpected prevalence of apparent cognitive delay is discussed, together with strategies for prevention and management of epilepsy at community level.
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