Current status of epilepsy health care for adult patients from Central and Eastern European Union Countries-A survey of members of the Central Europe Epilepsy Experts Working Group

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00216208:11130/13:10209737

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2013.03.001" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2013.03.001</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seizure.2013.03.001" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.seizure.2013.03.001</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Current status of epilepsy health care for adult patients from Central and Eastern European Union Countries-A survey of members of the Central Europe Epilepsy Experts Working Group

Original language description

Purpose: The aim of this survey was to review and compare the current approaches to epilepsy management in Central and Eastern EU (CEEU) countries. Method: The questionnaire was sent to ten invited experts from Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary,Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. It focused on the treatment of adults. Results: The number of neurologists and epilepsy reference centers is highly variable in CEEU countries. None of the analyzed states has a formal specialization in epileptology. No universal state-approved criteria for reference centers exist in Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, and Slovenia. Generally, the protocols for epilepsy treatment in CEEU countries, including drug-resistant epilepsy, arein accordance with international guidelines; however, most countries have their own national standards of care and some have local clinical guidelines. Also, the reimbursement systems for antiepileptic drugs in CEEU countries are highly v

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FH - Neurology, neuro-surgery, nuero-sciences

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2013

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Seizure : the journal of the British Epilepsy Association

ISSN

1059-1311

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

22

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

452-456

UT code for WoS article

000321092200008

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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