ArticleSeminars in pediatric neurology2014
The challenges of managing children with epilepsy in Africa.
Article in Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04290975 (Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Bridging the Childhood Epilepsy Treatment Gap in Africa (BRIDGE)
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.
- Premature Mortality, Risk Factors, and Causes of Death Following Childhood-Onset Neurological Impairments: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Barriers to access and utilization of healthcare by children with neurological impairments and disability in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Wellcome open research · 2021Pooled it
- Clinical spectrum and documentation patterns of cerebral palsy among children at Arthur Davison Children's Hospital and Kitwe Teaching Hospital, Zambia: a retrospective record review.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Referral to an Apex Tertiary Center in Pediatric Epilepsy: A Prospective Cost-of-Illness Study.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
- Epilepsy Treatment Outcome and Associated Factors in Children and Adolescents in a Resource-limited Setting: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2026Article
- Integrating neurological expertise into One Health strategies for pediatric neurocysticercosis-associated epilepsy control in Sub-Saharan Africa: a narrative review.One health outlook · 2025Review
- Epilepsy grand challenge 2025.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Determining the neurocognitive profile of children with tuberous sclerosis complex within the Western Cape region of South Africa.Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR · 2023Article
- Incorporation of Epilepsy into Life Skills Education: Perceptions of Primary School Learners in Mpumalanga and Limpopo Province-A Qualitative Exploratory Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Poor Seizure Control Among Children Attending a Tertiary Hospital in South Western Uganda - A Retrospective Study.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
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- Seizure control status and associated factors among pediatric epileptic patients at a neurologic outpatient clinic in Ethiopia.PloS one · 2021Article
- Development and Evaluation of a Pediatric Epilepsy Training Program for First Level Providers in Zambia.Global pediatric health · 2020Article
- Volunteering in a mental health service in Uganda: challenges and rewards.BJPsych international · 2019Article
- Bridging the childhood epilepsy treatment gap in northern Nigeria (BRIDGE): Rationale and design of pre-clinical trial studies.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2019Article
- Improving paediatric epilepsy management at the first level of care: a pilot education intervention for clinical officers in Zambia.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Barriers to epilepsy care in Central Uganda, a qualitative interview and focus group study involving PLWE and their caregivers.BMC neurology · 2019Article
- Comprehensive management of epilepsy in onchocerciasis-endemic areas: lessons learnt from community-based surveys.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2019Review
- Epilepsy diagnosis and management of children in Kenya: review of current literature.Research and reports in tropical medicine · 2019Article
- Risk Factors and Pathogenesis of HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder: The Role of Host Genetics.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018Review
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Abstract
Children with epilepsy who reside in the African continent are faced with some of the greatest challenges of receiving adequate care. The burden of disease is exacerbated by the high incidence of acquired causes and the large treatment gap. Skilled teams to identify and care for children with epilepsy are lacking. Many patients are managed through psychiatric services, thus potentially compounding the stigma associated with the condition. Little data exist to assess the true proportion of comorbidities suffered by children with epilepsy, the assumption is that this is high, further aggravated by delayed interventions and adverse responses to some of the more commonly used antiepileptic drugs.
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