[Epilepsy and the functional organization of the autonomic nervous system].

Results of the studies on the state of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in symptomatic temporal epilepsy (TE) and frontal epilepsy (FE) are presented. It was investigated the functional state of catecholamine system, autonomic background, reaction and ANS supply in response to the physical and psycho-emotional tests according to the clinical data, psychological testing and evaluation of the skin sympathetic response (SSR) as well as EEG parameters (paroxysmal index, slow activity in the background and in response to hyperventilation). The control group included healthy subjects.

Development and evaluation of a health education intervention against Taenia solium in a rural community in Mexico.

A comprehensive study was undertaken in a rural community in the state of Morelos, Mexico to evaluate health education as an intervention measure against Taenia solium. An educational program was developed to promote recognition and knowledge of the transmission of the parasite and to improve hygienic behavior and sanitary conditions that foster transmission. The effects of educational intervention were evaluated by measuring changes in knowledge and practices and prevalence of human taeniasis and swine cysticercosis before and after the campaign.

[Community participation: need, excuse, or strategy? What are we talking about when we refer to community participation?].

This paper evaluates the strategy of including community participation in health care and health promotion programs, taking into account three dimensions: the pertinence of the practice, the characteristics of its implementation, and the results generated by it. After doing a critical review of the bibliography on the issue, we came to the conclusion that many heterogeneous programs are grouped under the term "community participation". This requires a specification of what king of community participation is being talked about.

[Autonomic dysfunction in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy].

In 102 patients with temporal epilepsy autonomic (tone, responses, effectiveness) and sympathoadrenal (urine excretion of catecholamines and its changes under effects of epinephrine, insulin and L-DOPA administration) systems were investigated. Some of the indices under study showed reliable correlations with clinical data. Pronounced alterations of autonomic functions were found.