학술논문
Development and validation of a diagnostic aid for convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa: a retrospective case-control study
Document Type
Article
Author
Jones, Gabriel Davis; Kariuki, Symon M; Ngugi, Anthony K; Mwesige, Angelina Kakooza; Masanja, Honorati; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Wagner, Ryan; Cross, J Helen; Sander, Josemir W; Newton, Charles R; Sen, Arjune; Abban, Hanna; Adjei, Patrick; Ae-Ngibise, Ken; Agbokey, Francis; Aissaoui, Lisa; Akpalu, Albert; Akpalu, Bright; Asiamah, Sabina; Asiki, Gershim; Atieno, Mercy; Bauni, Evasius; Bhwana, Dan; Bitta, Mary; Bottomley, Christian; Chabi, Martin; Chengo, Eddie; Chowdhary, Neerja; Connor, Myles; Cross, Helen; Collinson, Mark; Darkwa, Emmanuel; Denison, Timothy; Doku, Victor; Dua, Tarun; Egesa, Isaac; Godi, Tony; Gómez-Olivé, F. Xavier; Grassi, Simone; Iddi, Samuel; Junior, Daniel Nana Yaw Abankwah; Kahn, Kathleen; Kakooza, Angelina; Kariuki, Symon; Kamuyu, Gathoni; Khalayi, Clarah; Kimambo, Henrika; Kleinschmidt, Immo; Kwasa, Thomas; Mahone, Sloan; Manolova, Gergana; Masanja, Honorati; Mathew, Alexander; Matuja, William; McDaid, David; Mmbando, Bruno; Mtai Mwanga, Daniel; Muli, Dorcas; Mung'ala Odera, Victor; Murunga Wekesah, Frederick; Mushi, Vivian; Ngugi, Anthony; Odermatt, Peter; Odhiambo, Rachael; O Mageto, James; Otieno, Peter; Owusu-Agyei, Seth; Pariyo, George; Peterson, Stefan; Sander, Josemir; Sen, Arjune; Sottie, Cynthia; Sylvester, Isolide; Tollman, Stephen; Thoya, Yvonne; Twine, Rhian; Vallentin, Sonia; Wagner, Ryan; Walker, Richard; Waruingi, Stella
Source
The Lancet Digital Health; April 2023, Vol. 5 Issue: 4 pe185-e193, 9p
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ISSN
25897500
Abstract
Identification of convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa relies on access to resources that are often unavailable. Infrastructure and resource requirements can further complicate case verification. Using machine-learning techniques, we have developed and tested a region-specific questionnaire panel and predictive model to identify people who have had a convulsive seizure. These findings have been implemented into a free app for health-care workers in Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa.