Prevalence and risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in rural northeast South Africa.

Prevalence and risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in rural northeast South Africa.

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RATIONALE: Epilepsy is among the most common neurological disorders worldwide. However, there are few large, population-based studies of the prevalence and risk factors for epilepsy in southern Africa. METHODS: From August 2008 to February 2009, as part of a multi-site study, we undertook a three-st...

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Main Authors:	Wagner, R, Ngugi, A, Twine, R, Bottomley, C, Kamuyu, G, Gómez-Olivé, F, Connor, MD, Collinson, M, Kahn, K, Tollman, S, Newton, C
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2014

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