Publication: Care of People with Epilepsy in Rural Medical Centre of Developing Countries with Limited Resources: During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date
2020
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Publisher
Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic disease globally.
This extraordinary situation is posing an enormous burden on the healthcare
systems worldwide and is reshaping the way in which chronic disorders are
managed. Pandemic has made epilepsy care even more demanding in rural part
of developing countries. We outline the adverse circumstances in epilepsy care
induced by the pandemic; propose emergency management and follow up care of
people with epilepsy. There is a requirement for public health systems in resource
poor countries to improve awareness, implement proper strategies of triage, acute
treatment, telemedicine services and virtual check-ins.
KEY WORDS
COVID-19, Disease control, People with epilepsy, Self-management
Description
Verma A,1 Kumar A2
1Department of Neurology,
2Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
UP university of Medical Sciences, Saifai,
Etawah-206301 (U.P.), India
Keywords
COVID-19, Disease control, People with epilepsy, Self-management