To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practical skills of students submitted to a 6-week intensive training in epilepsy compared to students without any training but mandatory neurology classes. It is a case-control study. After completing a 6-week intensive Academic, Clinical, and Research Program in epilepsy, TUMSs answered a validated Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) questionnaire. The control group, composed of undergraduate students who shared the same age, academic year, and compulsory hours for learning about epilepsy as TUMSs, was also assessed through the KAP instrument. Answers from both groups were submitted to Fisher exact and the χ test to observe differences among groups. Descriptive statistics were also performed. TUMSs displayed better results in theoretical knowledge such as the definition and causes of epilepsy, and the application of paraclinical studies essential for diagnosing epilepsy. From their perspective, people with epilepsy encounter restricted opportunities for preserving their social life and employment and they are more prone to workplace accidents. They are convinced that facing epilepsy presents a notable risk due to the difficulties linked with diagnosis, considering epilepsy a challenging disease for general practitioners to identify and follow up. Likewise, they exhibited improvement in treatment adjustment and treatment monitoring of patients with epilepsy, mainly in pregnancy cases. Finally, they had greater knowledge about what to do when they witness a person experiencing a seizure. Our study showed that a 6-week intensive education program in epilepsy increased the knowledge and practical skills and changed the attitude toward patients with epilepsy of undergraduate students.

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癫痫与教育：癫痫强化训练计划对医学生本科生影响的病例对照分析

旨在评估接受 6 周癫痫强化培训的学生与未接受任何培训但参加必修神经学课程的学生的知识、态度和实践技能。这是一项病例对照研究。在完成为期 6 周的癫痫强化学术、临床和研究项目后，TUMS 回答了经过验证的知识态度和实践 (KAP) 调查问卷。对照组由与 TUMS 年龄、学年相同、学习癫痫必修时间相同的本科生组成，也通过 KAP 工具进行了评估。两组的答案均提交Fisher精确和χ检验，观察组间差异。还进行了描述性统计。 TUMS 在癫痫的定义和病因等理论知识以及诊断癫痫所必需的临床旁研究的应用方面表现出更好的结果。从他们的角度来看，癫痫患者维持社交生活和就业的机会受到限制，并且更容易发生工作场所事故。他们相信，由于诊断困难，面对癫痫会带来显着的风险，因为癫痫对于全科医生来说是一种具有挑战性的疾病，难以识别和随访。同样，他们在癫痫患者（主要是妊娠病例）的治疗调整和治疗监测方面表现出改善。最后，他们对目睹某人癫痫发作时该怎么做有了更多的了解。我们的研究表明，为期6周的癫痫强化教育项目增加了本科生的知识和实践技能，并改变了对癫痫患者的态度。