A collaborative effort to build an epilepsy program in central Vietnam

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a developing country with an estimated population of 96.2 million as of 2019. The prevalence rate of epilepsy is between 4.4 and 14 per 1000 population. The care of epileptic patients in Vietnam is suboptimal for many reasons: insufficient resources, poor infrast...

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Published inNeurology Asia Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 623 - 625
Main Authors Tran, Thi Phuoc Yen, Truong, Van Tri, Nguyen, Dinh Toan, Nguyen, Duy Duan, Bouthillier, Alain, Nguyen, Dang Khoa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.09.2021
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Summary:The Socialist Republic of Vietnam is a developing country with an estimated population of 96.2 million as of 2019. The prevalence rate of epilepsy is between 4.4 and 14 per 1000 population. The care of epileptic patients in Vietnam is suboptimal for many reasons: insufficient resources, poor infrastructure, lack of education (to both patients and physicians), and inadequate offer of medical and surgical treatment options for epilepsy.
ISSN:1823-6138
DOI:10.54029/2021zsu