National epilepsy movement in Brazil

National Epilepsy movement in Brazil.

PURPOSE To establish a social network of epilepsy lay organization in Brazil to provide advocacy for people with epilepsy and eventually form a powerful National Epilepsy movement. METHOD We actively searched for any associations, support groups or organizations related to epilepsy in the country by personal contacts, internet search and by telephone search. Contact was then established with ...

The Group Oral Health Movement in Brazil.

Group Oral Health (GOH) is a specific phenomenon in time, separate from other "Alternative Odontology", and a theoretical reference for dental practice in healthcare services. This study is an attempt to understand how long "Alternative Odontology" will remain with the social context of struggling for oral health in Brazil, based on the positions of the founding agents and their precursors, bea...

[The anti-asylum movement in Brazil].

This study reviews the history of the national anti-asylum struggle in Brazil. It analyzes some of the movement's difficulties, achievements and challenges. The theory of social movements is used here as an important analytical tool to understand this collective action, to the degree in which theory allows an appraisal of this type of social action rooted in its many configurations, evidencing ...

National Epilepsy Month — November 2013

[Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia, movement disorder and epilepsy].

INTRODUCTION Nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia (NPD) is a disorder which appears during sleep. It is characterized by generally brief paroxysmal motor events which are complex when clinically expressed and are often repetitive. The origin of this disorder has been a matter for discussion for some time. Initially it was considered a specific movement disorder, but recently it has been suggested that...