The Economic Impact of Epilepsy Christoph Pachlatko Dan Chisholm Harry Meinardi Josemir W. Sander Introduction Epilepsy imposes a significant clinical, epidemiologic, and economic burden on societies throughout the world. This…
Economic Aspects of Epilepsy and Antiepileptic Treatment Demetris K. Pillas Caroline E. Selai John T. Langfitt Marc R. Nuwer Introduction Significance of Economic Evaluation of Epilepsy and Its Treatment Modalities…
Comprehensive Epilepsy Centers—The Netherlands Harry Meinardi Albert P. Aldenkamp Introduction In the first edition of this handbook, a description of specialized care for epilepsy reflected a rather stable period of…
Residential Epilepsy Centers—United Kingdom Frank M. C. Besag Stephen W. Brown Introduction The term epilepsy center is used to denote two different situations in the United Kingdom: (a) a collection…
Comprehensive Epilepsy Programs—Japan Masakazu Seino E. Ann Yeh Introduction Epidemiologic studies of epilepsy, which are indispensable to estimate the magnitude of a problem, are limited in Japan. A 1-day population-based…
Comprehensive Epilepsy Programs—Norway* Svein I. Johannessen Karl O. Nakken Introduction In Norway, with a population of about 4.5 million people, only one specialized center for epilepsy exists. It is designated…
Comprehensive Epilepsy Programs—United States Robert J. Gumnit Introduction The difference between a specialty epilepsy clinic and a comprehensive epilepsy program (CEP) is highlighted in this section. CEPs are different from…
Comparison of Different Systems and the Burden of Epilepsy Matilde Leonardi Chong Tin Tan Introduction The aim of this chapter is to compare information and data collected on epilepsy around…
United States Robert J. Gumnit Introduction The organization of health care in the United States has undergone major changes in recent years. In this chapter, the historical background is presented,…
