To the Editor Gaps in epilepsy are far more pervasive than the frequently mentioned treatment gap. The data gap is the most pervasive. We just do not know enough. The less we know, the more unconcerned we remain, and the less our efforts, including allocating resources, the more we inadvertently extend the status quo. Data from regions with the least substantial epilepsy care and the highest premature mortality attributable to epilepsy are not available. Data that do emerge are often incomplete and disadvantaged by concerns of less than strict compliance with the rigors of scientific methods. Excess premature mortality has been reported from meta-analyses of limited data from low- and middle-income countries.¹

对编辑而言，癫痫的差距比常见的治疗差距更为普遍。数据差距最为普遍。我们只是不够了解。我们知道得越少，我们就越不关心，包括分配资源在内的努力越少，我们越会无意地扩大现状。无法获得癫痫病护理最少，癫痫病造成的过早死亡率最高的地区的数据。确实出现的数据通常是不完整的，并且由于担心不严格遵守科学方法而受到不利影响。低收入和中等收入国家有限数据的荟萃分析报告过早死亡。^1个