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ILAE Commission of European Affairs Subcommission on European Guidelines 1998-2001: The provision of epilepsy care across Europe by Kristina Malmgren; Roland Flink; Alla B. Guekht; Roberto Michelucci; Brian Neville; Birthe Pedersen; Francisco Pinto; Ulrich Stephani; Cigdem Özkara is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Purpose: To assess the needs and resources available in the provision of basic epilepsy care across europe. ## Methods: A mailed questionnaire was used, the european epilepsy services inventory (eesi). the eesi was distributed to all 36 european chapters of the international league against epilepsy (ilae), and answers were obtained from 32, a response rate of 89%. for the purpose of studying trends across europe, the chapters were divided into a western, an eastern, a central, and a southern group. ## Results: The survey results showed that there was a wide range in the number of physicians and specialists involved in epilepsy care across europe, with a trend toward higher numbers of neurologists, pediatricians, and pediatric neurologists in eastern europe. many different specialties were involved in epilepsy care, and many chapters reported differences in the provision of care across their countries, with less possibility for patients to see a specialist in the least provided areas, where most epilepsy patients were cared for by general practitioners and internists. problems with high costs of the newer antiepileptic drugs were most pronounced in eastern europe. problems with l
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- Author
- Kristina Malmgren; Roland Flink; Alla B. Guekht; Roberto Michelucci; Brian Neville; Birthe Pedersen; Francisco Pinto; Ulrich Stephani; Cigdem Özkara
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0013-9580)
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)