Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing the National Patient Safety Implementation Framework in Public Health Facilities in Tamil Nadu: A Qualitative Study.

Background: In 2017, the National Patient Safety Implementation Framework (NPSIF) was introduced in India to ensure patient safety at different levels of the health care delivery system by 2025. Evaluating the implementation status, feasibility, and challenges and obtaining suggestions for improvement are key to the successful and sustainable implementation of any national health framework. Hence, we explored the facilitators and challenges in implementing the NPSIF and sought suggestions to address the challenges.

Drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with temporal encephaloceles: How far to resect.

Purpose: This study sought to evaluate the impact of surgical extent on seizure outcome in drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (DR-TLE) with temporal encephaloceles (TE).

Methods: This was a single-institution retrospective study of patients who underwent surgery for DR-TLE with TE between January 2008 and December 2020. The impact of surgical extent on seizure outcome was evaluated.

EEG Source Localization in Temporal Encephaloceles: Concordance With Surgical Resection and Clinical Outcomes.

Purpose: Temporal encephaloceles are a cause of drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy; however, their relationship with epileptogenesis is unclear, and optimal surgical resection is uncertain. EEG source localization (ESL) may guide surgical decision-making.

Methods: We reviewed patients at Mayo Clinic Rochester with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy and temporal encephaloceles, who underwent limited resection and had 1-year outcomes.

Equity and extent of financial risk protection indicators during COVID-19 pandemic in rural part of Tamil Nadu, India.

Catastrophic health expenditure [CHE] in India is on a rise. This situation would worsen even further when resources are disproportionately distributed across various socioeconomic classes. Hence, we conducted this study to determine the equity and extent of out-of-pocket [OOP] payments, Catastrophic health expenditure and impoverishment among rural households during COVID-19 pandemic in Tamil Nadu, India.

Responsive neurostimulation as a treatment for super-refractory focal status epilepticus: a systematic review and case series.

Objective: Super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE) has high rates of morbidity and mortality. Few published studies have investigated neurostimulation treatment options in the setting of SRSE. This systematic literature review and series of 10 cases investigated the safety and efficacy of implanting and activating the responsive neurostimulation (RNS) system acutely during SRSE and discusses the rationale for lead placement and selection of stimulation parameters.