Fellowship education in epilepsy in Latin America and Africa: Results of a survey

J G Burneo; D A Steven; D Englot; J E Bender Del Busto; K Lin; S Wiebe; J M Wilmshurst; A Cukiert; F Cendes; Epilepsy Surgery in low resource settings Task Force

doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110161

Fellowship education in epilepsy in Latin America and Africa: Results of a survey

Epilepsy Behav. 2025 Feb:163:110161. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110161. Epub 2024 Nov 29.

Authors

J G Burneo¹, D A Steven², D Englot³, J E Bender Del Busto⁴, K Lin⁵, S Wiebe⁶, J M Wilmshurst⁷, A Cukiert⁸, F Cendes⁹; Epilepsy Surgery in low resource settings Task Force

Affiliations

¹ Epilepsy Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Neuroepidemiology Unit, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada. Electronic address: jburneo2@uwo.ca.
² Epilepsy Program, Schulich School of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Neurological Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
⁴ International Center of Neurological Restoration, Havana, Cuba.
⁵ Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
⁶ Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁷ Department of Paediatric Neurology, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Neuroscience Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
⁸ Clinica Neurologica Cukiert, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Neurology, University of Campinas, Campinas SP, Brazil.

PMID: 39615422
DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2024.110161

Abstract

A large proportion of those affected by epilepsy live in resource-poor areas. The Epilepsy surgery in low-resource settings Task Force from the ILAE undertook a survey in Africa and Latin America to identify fellowships in Epilepsy and EEG as well as in Epilepsy Surgery. The results revealed a significant shortage of training programs in these two regions of the globe.

Keywords: Epilepsy; Epilepsy surgery; Fellowship.

MeSH terms

Africa / epidemiology
Electroencephalography
Epilepsy* / epidemiology
Epilepsy* / surgery
Fellowships and Scholarships*
Humans
Latin America / epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires