Sundheds- og Forebyggelsesudvalget 2011-12
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Epilepsy centreDepartment of NeurologyVilnius university hospitalSantariškių klinikosSantariškių str. 2, LT-08661VilniusTel./Fax (+370 52365165)
Vilniaus universiteto ligoninėsSantariškių klinikosNeurologijos centrasEpileptologijos kabinetasSantariškių g. 2 LT-08661VilniusTel./faksas (+370 5 2365165)
To:The Danish Minister of Health, Ms Astrid Krag,The Folketingets Sundhedsudvalg, DenmarkVilnius, 8 October, 2011It was with surprise and concern that we heard about the potential closure of theonly Epilepsy Centre in Denmark.In addition to the central role in the treatment and care for people with epilepsy inDenmark, Dianalund has an outstanding research profile. In fact, it has become arecognized research focus in Europe. For the international scientific community, theDanish Epilepsy Centre stands as a reference for all those interested in the field ofEpilepsy. Ultimately, it means an institution that represents Denmark.In this sense, I could mention its role in the development and leadership of at leasttwo international research projects. One is about an investigation the provocativeand inhibitory properties of different cognitive and sensory stimuli with respect toepileptic seizures and a second one – a large prospective European multicentreresearch of epilepsia partialis continua. These two big international groups have notonly made several communications during the recent International EpilepsyCongress in Rome, but have also established different lines for ongoing and futureinvestigations. Several more sub-projects are being developed. The Danish EpilepsyCentre is an important for coordinating the various projects in these consortiumsand providing methodological advice. Without the continuous input from Dianalundthese entire promising researches will stop.We therefore very kindly ask you in the interest of the people with epilepsy andimportant research activities in this field to take the necessary steps to save theexistence of the Danish Epilepsy Centre as an irreplaceable epilepsy centre in Denmarkand as an important contributor to international epilepsy research.On behalf ofthe Epilepsy Centre of the Department of Neurology, Vilnius University HospitalSantariškių klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania,theEpilepsia partialis continua (EPC) international research groupYours sincerely,
Rūta Mameniškienė, MD, PhDEpilepsy centre, Deartment of NeurologyVilnius University Hospital Santariškių Klinikos, Vilnius, Lithuania1
