AN OVERVIEW OF THE HARMFUL CULTURAL PRACTICES ON EPILEPSY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA AND THEIR IMPACT ON ITS CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

An Overview of The Harmful Cultural Practices on Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Their Impact on Its Clinical Management

Epilepsy remains a significant non-communicable disease with global health relevance.The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that between 4 and 10 per 1000 people worldwide suffer from active epilepsy, with the African population having the Steamer highest associated morbidity and mortality.This review highlights the prevalence of epilepsy in

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Emergency medicine in Norway: The road to specialty recognition

Abstract Emergency medicine (EM) in most of Europe is a much newer specialty than in the United States.Until recently, emergency departments (EDs) in Norway were staffed with unsupervised interns, PRO SLEEP leading to a government report in 2008 that called for change.From the establishment of the Norwegian Society for Emergency Medicine in 2010 to

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