インド南部の農村でフェノバルビタルまたはフェニトインによるの制御:Yelandurの研究
K S Mani1, G Rangan, H V Srinivas
1Indian Epilepsy Association, Chapter, Bangalore, India.
Lancet (London, England)
|May 10, 2001
まとめ
農村部での早期の治療は実現可能である. 訓練されたプライマリケア医師とフェノバルビタルは,発作制御を改善し,発展途上国にとって実用的な解決策を示しています.
科学分野:
- 神経学 神経学とは
- 公衆衛生は公衆衛生である.
- 薬理学 薬理学とは
背景:
- は治療可能な神経疾患であり,早期の介入が必要である.
- 専門的な神経学的ケアへのアクセスは,農村部や発展途上地域では限られており,治療を遅らせています.
- この研究では,南インドの農村部におけるの管理に関する実用的なアプローチを探求した.
研究 の 目的:
- 農村におけるの制御のための非ランダム化試験の実現可能性と有効性を評価する.
- 資源が限られた環境で,長期にわたる成功的な管理の鍵となる要因を特定する.
主な方法:
- 部分的または汎用的なトニック・クローン発作を有する135人の患者を対象とした非ランダム化試験.
- フェノバルビタル,フェニトイン,またはその両方による治療は,初等医療従事者や医療従事者が1日1回投与する.
- 結果は,少なくとも2年間発作がないこと (末期寛解) で測定され,治療意図分析が行われます.
主要な成果:
- 末期寛解率は,コンプライアンスな患者で30発未満の発作で58%から66%,非コンプライアンスな患者で30発以上の発作で6~16%であった.
- 厳格な薬物遵守と早期治療は,2年間の寛解の有意な予測要因でした.
- フェノバルビタルはフェニトイン (43%) と比較して (4%) 副作用が少なく,主に歯茎増殖がありました.
結論:
- 現存する資源を利用した,農村部,発展途上国において,初期段階でののコントロールは,実用的で効果的です.
- 重要な成功要因には,訓練されたプライマリケア医師,医療従事者,手頃な価格のフェノバルビタル,患者の遵守,教育,およびフォローアップが含まれます.
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