Gregory Krauss, Sherry Sandy, David O C Corbin, Jacqueline Bird-Compton, Frances Jack, Beverly Nelson, Tuula O Jalonen, Amza Ali, Taryn Fortuné, Dave Clarke, Jacqueline Okolie, Mackenzie C Cervenka
Very little has been reported about the health resources available for patients with epilepsy in the five English-speaking southern Caribbean countries of Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Saint Lucia. There is no comprehensive resource describing their health systems, access to specialty care, antiepileptic drug (AED) use, and availability of brain imaging and EEG. The purpose of this study was to profile epilepsy care in these countries as an initial step toward improving the standard of care and identifying gaps in care to guide future policy changes...
October 2015: Epilepsy & Behavior: E&B