Padaczka- choroba społeczna XXI wieku
Journal Title: Innowacje w Pielęgniarstwie i Naukach o Zdrowiu - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 3
Abstract
Epilepsy is considered one of the oldest known original neurological diseases, and its most characteristic feature are repeated incidents of sudden disorders of electrochemical nerve cells in the brain. Inherently, it is also related to seizures and high risk of the reoccurrence of the seizure. Epilepsy affects about 50 million patients worldwide. It is a heterogeneous group of disorders, thus collecting any accurate epidemiological data may come as a great difficulty. It is estimated that nearly 300-400 thousand people suffer from this disease. The most significant role ascribed to antiepileptic drugs is the inhibition of seizures and control of seizures. The main criterion for characterizing these drugs is increasing the threshold for seizures. The choice of pharmaceuticals is preconditioned by the type of seizures and epileptic syndromes. In case of people with epilepsy the prevalence of sudden unexpected death (SUDEP)may sometimes occur.
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Karolina Filipska
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