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. 2017 Mar 22;2(2):153-155.
doi: 10.1002/epi4.12010. eCollection 2017 Jun.

Defeating epilepsy: A global public health commitment

Shekhar Saxena  1 , Shichuo Li  2
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Defeating epilepsy: A global public health commitment

Shekhar Saxena et al. Epilepsia Open. .

Abstract

This article points out that defeating epilepsy is a global public health commitment and a new challenge. This is because: epilepsy causes a heavy burden and very high treatment gap; in the field of life sciences and medicine, the 21st century would be the "Century of Brain Science"; a number of national brain research initiatives provide a great opportunity to reveal the secret of epilepsy; the Global Campaign against Epilepsy and the Mental Health Gap Action Programme made great contributions in the epilepsy control work worldwide; the historical WHA68.20 resolution gives great strength to promote defeating epilepsy.

Keywords: Brain research; Defeating epilepsy; Disease burden; GCAE; mhGAP.

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