The prevalence of epilepsy among a rural Kenyan population. Its association with premature mortality.
During a two year community-based investigation of mortality 3.5% of the deaths to individuals over the age of 5 years were reported by bereaved relatives to have occurred to epileptics and 77% of these deaths were thought to have occurred whilst the patient was in status epilepticus. This prompted...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1994
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