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Magnetic resonance imaging findings in Kenyans and South Africans with active convulsive epilepsy: an observational study

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Objective: Focal epilepsy is common in low- and middle-income countries. The frequency and nature of possible underlying structural brain abnormalities have, however, not been fully assessed.

Methods: We evaluated the possible structural causes of epilepsy in 331 people with epilepsy (240 from Kenya and 91 from South Africa) identified from community surveys of active convulsive epilepsy. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans were acquire...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1111/epi.17829

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-3934-5132
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ORCID:
0000-0003-2741-3676
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ORCID:
0000-0001-7396-591X
Publisher:
Wiley
Journal:
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Volume:
65
Issue:
1
Pages:
165-176
Publication date:
2023-12-02
Acceptance date:
2023-11-10
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EISSN:
1528-1167
ISSN:
0013-9580
Pmid:
37964464
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1569949
Local pid:
pubs:1569949
Deposit date:
2024-01-08

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