Clinical Application of Epilepsy Genetics in Africa: Is Now the Time?

Over 80% of people with epilepsy live in low- to middle-income countries where epilepsy is often undiagnosed and untreated due to limited resources and poor infrastructure. In Africa, the burden of epilepsy is exacerbated by increased risk factors such as central nervous system infections, perinatal...

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Main Authors: Alina I. Esterhuizen, Gemma L. Carvill, Rajkumar S. Ramesar, Symon M. Kariuki, Charles R. Newton, Annapurna Poduri, Jo M. Wilmshurst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2018.00276/full