{"id":1467,"date":"2025-06-04T14:06:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/?p=1467"},"modified":"2025-06-04T14:06:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T14:06:01","slug":"neurosolve-at-the-5th-african-epilepsy-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/04\/neurosolve-at-the-5th-african-epilepsy-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"NeuroSolve at the 5th African Epilepsy Congress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>5<sup>th<\/sup> African Epilepsy Congress<\/strong> was held from the 16<sup>th<\/sup> to 18<sup>th<\/sup> of May 2025 at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. The Congress was organized by the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and the International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE). The Congress aimed to explore groundbreaking advancements in both basic and clinical epileptology, address key social issues related to epilepsy, and strengthen the bonds among researchers, clinicians, caregivers, and healthcare practitioners from across the African continent. As neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of epilepsy globally, the Neurosolve Project Zambian team submitted four abstracts with three accepted as oral platform presentations and one as a poster.\u00a0 The Neurosolve Project was thus represented by Evans K. Mwape, Gideon Zulu, Mashina Chomba and Richard Mambo (Picture 1)<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"703\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3.png 703w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-3-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Picture 1:<\/strong> The Zambian Neurosolve Team with Pendo Faustine Magili (centre) from Neurosolve Tanzanian Team at the 5<sup>th<\/sup> African Epilepsy Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Evans gave a presentation titled \u201c<strong><em>Neurocysticercosis, a Leading Cause of Epilepsy; What are the Opportunities and Challenges in its Control in Zambia.<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (Picture 2) while Gideon presented a poster titled \u201c<strong><em>Epilepsy in the context of neurocysticercosis \u2013 Evidence from rural Zambia<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (Picture 3). Mashina chaired a session and gave a talk titled \u201c<strong>Epilepsy in Rural Zambia: The Role of Neurocysticercosis<\/strong>\u201d (Picture 4) and Richard\u2019s presentation focused on epilepsy treatment gaps in a presentation titled \u201c<strong><em>Gaps in Treatment of Epileptic Seizures in a Zambian Rural Area<\/em><\/strong>\u201d (Picture 5).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4.png 960w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Picture 2: <\/strong>Evans giving his presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"569\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-5.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-5.png 569w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-5-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-5-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-5-130x130.png 130w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-5-106x106.png 106w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Picture 3:<\/strong> Gideon standing by his poster presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6.png 1020w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-6-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Picture 4: <\/strong>Richard giving his presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7.png 1004w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/neurosolve.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-7-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1004px) 100vw, 1004px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Picture 5: <\/strong>Mashina giving his presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 5th African Epilepsy Congress was held from the 16th to 18th of May 2025 at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka, Zambia. 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