Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Noronha,Ana Lúcia Andrade
Data de Publicação: 2004
Outros Autores: Marques,Lúcia Helena, Borges,Moacir Alves, Cendes,Fernando, Guerreiro,Carlos Alberto Mantovani, Li,Li Min
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (Online)
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To assess the epilepsy treatment gap in Campinas and São José do Rio Preto, two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: The treatment gap was estimated using the formula n1-n2/n1x100, where n1 was calculated using 1.86% prevalence and represented the number of individuals with epilepsy, while n2 represented the number of people who could be treated with an adult standard dose for a year utilizing the antiepileptic drugs supplied by the public health system. RESULTS: Our estimates revealed that in 2001, approximately 50% of the population with epilepsy was treated with the recommended antiepileptic medication. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that a relevant percentage of patients with epilepsy are not untreated. Further epidemiological studies are needed to investigate the reasons for this treatment gap so that interventions can reduce this gap and improve the quality of life of patients with epilepsy.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
title Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
spellingShingle Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
Noronha,Ana Lúcia Andrade
epilepsy
treatment
treatment gap
antiepileptic drugs
stigma
title_short Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
title_full Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
title_fullStr Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
title_sort Assessment of the epilepsy treatment gap in two cities of south-east of Brazil
author Noronha,Ana Lúcia Andrade
author_facet Noronha,Ana Lúcia Andrade
Marques,Lúcia Helena
Borges,Moacir Alves
Cendes,Fernando
Guerreiro,Carlos Alberto Mantovani
Li,Li Min
author_role author
author2 Marques,Lúcia Helena
Borges,Moacir Alves
Cendes,Fernando
Guerreiro,Carlos Alberto Mantovani
Li,Li Min
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Noronha,Ana Lúcia Andrade
Marques,Lúcia Helena
Borges,Moacir Alves
Cendes,Fernando
Guerreiro,Carlos Alberto Mantovani
Li,Li Min
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv epilepsy
treatment
treatment gap
antiepileptic drugs
stigma
topic epilepsy
treatment
treatment gap
antiepileptic drugs
stigma
description OBJECTIVE: To assess the epilepsy treatment gap in Campinas and São José do Rio Preto, two cities in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. METHOD: The treatment gap was estimated using the formula n1-n2/n1x100, where n1 was calculated using 1.86% prevalence and represented the number of individuals with epilepsy, while n2 represented the number of people who could be treated with an adult standard dose for a year utilizing the antiepileptic drugs supplied by the public health system. RESULTS: Our estimates revealed that in 2001, approximately 50% of the population with epilepsy was treated with the recommended antiepileptic medication. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that a relevant percentage of patients with epilepsy are not untreated. Further epidemiological studies are needed to investigate the reasons for this treatment gap so that interventions can reduce this gap and improve the quality of life of patients with epilepsy.
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