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Incidence of epilepsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the pooled incidence of epilepsy from published studies and investigate sources of heterogeneity in the estimates. METHODS: We searched online databases for incidence studies and used meta-analytic methods to analyze the data. RESULTS: Thirty-three articles met the entry criteria. The median incidence of epilepsy was 50.4/100,000/year (interquartile range [IQR] 33.6-75.6), while it was 45.0 (IQR 30.3-66.7) for high-income countries and 81.7 (IQR 28.0-239.5) for low- and...
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- Published
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- Journal:
- Neurology
- Volume:
- 77
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- 1005-1012
- Publication date:
- 2011-09-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1526-632X
- ISSN:
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0028-3878
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- English
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pubs:185681
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- pubs:185681
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185681
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- 2012-12-19
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- 2011
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