Journal article
Comparing two classification schemes for seizures and epilepsy in rural China
F Wang, Z Chen, I Davagnanam, C Hoskote, D Ding, W Wang, B Yang, Y Wang, T Wang, W Li, JW Sander, P Kwan
European Journal of Neurology | WILEY | Published : 2019
DOI: 10.1111/ene.13857
Abstract
Background and purpose: The International League against Epilepsy (ILAE) updated the classifications of seizures and epilepsies in 2017. The 2017 classifications were compared with the 1980s classifications in rural China. Methods: People with epilepsy receiving treatment under the National Epilepsy Control Programme were recruited from rural areas in China. Their seizures and epileptic syndrome were classified using the 1980s ILAE classification system and then re-classified according to the 2017 system. Differences in seizure, epilepsy and aetiology classifications were identified. Results: A total of 597 individuals (58% males, aged 6–78 years) were included. Amongst them 535 (90%) had a ..
View full abstractGrants
Awarded by Fogarty International Center
Funding Acknowledgements
JWS and ID are based at University College London Hospitals Comprehensive Biomedical Research Centre, which receives a proportion of funding from the UK Department of Health's NIHR Biomedical Research Centres funding scheme. JWS receives research support from the Dr Marvin Weil Epilepsy Research Fund and his current position is endowed by the UK Epilepsy Society. The authors are grateful to Dr Yifan Ren for translating the Chinese clinical records into English. This study was supported by a NINDS/Fogarty grant (R21NS069223-01) and the Key Research Project of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (2016YFC0904400).