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ArticleClinical neurophysiology practice2025

Two-year experience of a newly established epilepsy monitoring unit in a resource-limited setting.

Fridha V Villalpando-Vargas, Fabrizio A Mortola, Juan C Barrera de León, Tania P Sánchez-Murguía, Ilse M Mora-Rodríguez, Jonathan A Cisneros-Orozco, Andrea Enríquez-Zaragoza, Karla López-Jiménez, Alioth Guerrero-Aranda

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Fridha V Villalpando-VargasEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Fabrizio A MortolaEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Juan C Barrera de LeónEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Tania P Sánchez-MurguíaEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Ilse M Mora-RodríguezEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Jonathan A Cisneros-OrozcoEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Andrea Enríquez-ZaragozaEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Karla López-JiménezEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
Alioth Guerrero-ArandaEpilepsy Clinic, Hospital "Country 2000", Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epilepsy Monitoring Units (EMUs) play a critical role in epilepsy management, yet they remain scarce in resource-limited settings. This study presents a 2-year experience of a newly implemented EMU in Mexico, evaluating its clinical impact, procedural metrics, and challenges.

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Antiseizure medication withdrawalEpilepsy managementMultidisciplinary carePresurgical evaluationSeizure yield

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PMCPMC11950730

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