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Josemir W. Sander
Researcher at UCL Institute of Neurology
Publications - 705
Citations - 44517
Josemir W. Sander is an academic researcher from UCL Institute of Neurology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Epilepsy & Population. The author has an hindex of 106, co-authored 680 publications receiving 39038 citations. Previous affiliations of Josemir W. Sander include University of Cincinnati & National Institute for Health Research.
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Clinical and neurophysiologic features of active convulsive epilepsy in rural Kenya: a population-based study.
Gilbert Munyoki,Tansy Edwards,Steve White,Kwasa To,Eddie Chengo,Gilbert Kokwaro,Victor Mung ala Odera,Josemir W. Sander,Brian George Neville,Charles R. Newton,Charles R. Newton +10 more
TL;DR: This work examined people with active convulsive epilepsy (ACE), to determine if the clinical features could help elucidate the causes of epilepsy.
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Peripheral leukocyte profile in people with temporal lobe epilepsy reflects the associated proinflammatory state.
Érica Leandro Marciano Vieira,Guilherme Nogueira M. de Oliveira,João Marcelo K. Lessa,Ana Paula Gonçalves,Antônio Carlos Pinheiro de Oliveira,Moisés Evandro Bauer,Josemir W. Sander,Fernando Cendes,Antônio Lúcio Teixeira +8 more
TL;DR: Immune cells of people with TLE show an activation profile, mainly in effector T cells, in line with the low-grade peripheral inflammation.
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Training the trainers and disseminating information: a strategy to educate health professionals on epilepsy
TL;DR: Training courses can promote increased knowledge, attitude and perception in a cost effective way in the primary care setting, however, a continuous education program is required to correct oversights and to improve the management of people with epilepsy.
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Risk factors, possible mechanisms and prevention: a reappraisal.
Gail S. Bell,Josemir W. Sander +1 more
TL;DR: The majority of people dying with SUDEP have a history of generalised tonic clonic seizures, and high seizure frequency and polytherapy also seem to be risk factors, but the cause of SUDEP is still unknown.
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NHS services for epilepsy from the patient's perspective: a survey of primary, secondary and tertiary care access throughout the UK.
N.F. Moran,Kingsley Poole,Gail S. Bell,Juliet Solomon,Sally Kendall,Mark I. McCarthy,D McCormick,Lina Nashef,Anthony L. Johnson,Josemir W. Sander,Simon Shorvon +10 more
TL;DR: Many patients with epilepsy, including severe epilepsy, are not receiving specialist input, and a significant proportion are receiving no medical supervision, falling short of the ideal of shared care.