Causes and prognosis of adults experiencing a first seizure in adulthood: A pilot cohort study conducted in five countries in Latin America

Causes and prognosis of adults experiencing a first seizure in adulthood: A pilot cohort study conducted in five countries in Latin America

Abstract There are limited data on first seizure (FS) among adults in low and middle‐income countries. We describe findings from a prospective cohort study involving 180 adults presenting with seizures in emergency departments in five Latin American countries. Overall, 102 participants (56.7%) had a...

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Main Authors: Arturo Carpio, Carla Salgado, Daniela DiCapua, Agnes Fleury, Roberto Suastegui, Brenda Giagante, Ledda Aguilera, Alonso Quijada, Lilia Nuñez, Manuela Villanueva, Noel Plascencia‐Alvarez, Pedro T Hamamoto Filho, Luis M. Piedra, Carlos Silva‐Rosas, Elizabeth A. Kelvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-04-01
Series:Epilepsia Open
Subjects:
acute symptomatic seizures
epilepsy
etiology
first seizure
neurocysticercosis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12900

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https://doi.org/10.1002/epi4.12900

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