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Epilepsy in Tanzanian children: Association with perinatal events and other risk factors
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Purpose: To define the prevalence and risk factors for epilepsy in children in a rural district of Tanzania by conducting a community-based case - control study. Methods: Children aged 6-14 years with active epilepsy (at least two unprovoked seizures in the last 5 years) were identified in a cross-sectional survey in Tanzania. Cases were compared with age-matched controls. Key Findings: Overall 112 children with epilepsy (CWE) were identified; the unadjusted prevalence of epilepsy was 2.91 pe...
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- Journal:
- Epilepsia
- Volume:
- 53
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 752-760
- Publication date:
- 2012-04-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1528-1167
- ISSN:
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0013-9580
- Source identifiers:
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323477
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- English
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- pubs:323477
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