**1. Introduction**

212 Novel Aspects on Epilepsy

Yu, F.H., Mantegazza, M., Westenbroek, R.E., Robbins, C.A., Kalume, F., Burton, K.A.,

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Spain, W.J., McKnight, G.S., Scheuer, T., & Catterall, W.A. (2006). Reduced sodium current in GABAergic interneurons in a mouse model of severe myoclonic epilepsy in infancy. *Nature Neuroscience* Vol. 9, No. 9, pp. 1142-1149,

> In the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, neurocysticercosis is the major cause of adult-onset epilepsy (Garcia et al., 2004; Roman et al., 2000; Garcia et al., 2005; Sarti et al., 1994; Sciutto et al., 2000; Mahajan RC, 1982). In 1992, this form of epilepsy, and the *Taenia solium* tapeworm was declared a potentially eradicable disease by the International Task Force for Disease Eradication (Aarata et al., 1992; Shantz et al., 1993). However, there are several barriers to eradication such as lack of knowledge, lack of resources, poor hygiene and the fundamental implications of the management of pigs as a source of banking and income generation for the poorest of the poor. This chapter will discuss promising results of an educational program, the fact that the education should include the various actors in the swine industry, and illustrate the need for a broader geographic focus to promote the eradication of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis.
