Grant Application: Epilepsy



Table of Contents

Executive Summary3

Goal Statement4

Need Analysis4

Rationale for Goal Statement7

Project Objectives8

Intervention Proposal9

References12

Executive Summary

Epilepsy is one of the growing concerns in Liverpool Sydney. The awareness programs on the community level are imperative to create awareness and to advice on the best treatment method. Epilepsy is a brain disorder which happens due to the cluster of neurons in the brain give out wrong signals. Neurons normally generate electrochemical impulses that act in other neurons, glands and muscles to produce human thoughts, feelings and actions. In epilepsy, the normal pattern of neuronal activity is disturbed, causing strange sensations, emotions and behaviour or sometimes convulsions, muscle spasms and coma. During a seizure, the neurons can fire up to 500 times a second, much faster than normal. In some people, this happens only occasionally, for others it can happen hundreds of times a day. Keeping in view the severity of the disease, the main objectives of the grant applicants are:

To provide knowledge about epilepsy and its treatment through the awareness programs.

To test the feasibility of treating epilepsy at the primary care level with the use of the antiepileptic drugs.

To action plan for these objectives a comprehensive plan is set to not only increase awareness of epilepsy but also to evaluate the existing treatment methods that are most convenient and effective for the patients. These options will bring the community and the health practitioners on the same platform to reduce the prevalence of Epilepsy.

Grant Application: Epilepsy

Goal Statement

To reduce epilepsy among the population of Liverpool Sydney Australia through awareness programs about the diagnosis of Epilepsy and the Antiepileptic drugs.

Need Analysis

As citizens we are required to achieve a society in which all people with any disability and their families are valued and they may become full citizens with rights and obligations and can participate in their environment. In short, what we are doing is working to improve the quality of life of people affected and their families. The identification of patients with epilepsy is done by analysing clinical seizures (Wyllie,2007).

Seizure is a paroxysmal event, self-limited, stereotyped, of short duration, manifested by alterations in motor, sensory, autonomic and psychological (Schneider,1985). Status epilepticus is the sequence of any of the varieties described crisis, without complete recovery between one and another. Expected result includes an inventory of access to care and barriers to the development of models to improve access to care in rural and border areas, better coordination of care, raise awareness of the public and training, first aid, health professionals and community organizations improved interface between primary and tertiary care specialty care providers, better availability of culturally effective parent-parent family support, development and implementation of national policy initiatives and regional briefs, white papers, challenges and unique needs of families of children with epilepsy (Schmidt,2000). The brain normally functions through a network of neurons that send and receive bioelectrical signals maintaining our homeostasis at rest and performing purposeful activities. In simple terms, a seizure is a neurological event during which normal brain messaging is interrupted by chaotic ...