The main purpose is to establish nationwide comprehensive epilepsy registry in addition to data already existing in nationwide e-health system. The registry would have potential use to academic researchers, the pharmaceutical industry and government agencies.
Start date: 1 January 2023 | Proposed end date: 31 December 2023
Region: Europe
Languages: English and Macedonian
Lead institutions: League Against Epilepsy of Republic of North Macedonia and the national e-health system
Location: North Macedonia
Principal investigator / organizer: Emilija Cvetkovska
Patient age: All ages
Type of project: Registry
Funding sources: Pharmaceutical, Professional society
Project needs: Suggestions for development of a content in order to be comprehensive and comparable to existing in other countries
Related publications:
- Babunovska M, Boskovski B, Kuzmanovski I, Isjanovska R, Kiteva Trencevska G, Cvetkovska E. Incidence and prevalence of epilepsy in the Republic of North Macedonia: Data from nationwide integrated health care platform. Seizure. 2021;87:56-60. doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2021.03.003. PMID: 33690108.
- Cvetkovska E, Babunovska M, Boskovski B, Kuzmanovski I, Tanovska N, Trencevska GK. Prevalence of various risk factors associated with new-onset epilepsy after the age of 50: a retrospective population-based study. Epileptic Disord. 2022;24(1):95-101. doi: 10.1684/epd.2021.1360. PMID: 34750093.
Contact: Prof. Emilija Cvetkovska, Clinic for Neurology, University “St Cyril and Methodius” Skopje, North Macedonia