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Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies

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The prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa seems to be higher than in other parts of the world, but estimates vary substantially for unknown reasons. We assessed the prevalence and risk factors of active convulsive epilepsy across five centres in this region.

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We did large population-based cross-sectional and case-control studies in five Health and Demographic Surveillance System centres: Kilifi, Kenya (Dec...
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Ngugi, A., Bottomley, C., Kleinschmidt, I., Wagner, R., Kakooza-Mwesige, A., Ae-Ngibise, K., Owusu-Agyei, S., Masanja, H., Kamuyu, G., Odhiambo, R., Chengo, E., Sander, J., & Newton, C. R. (2013). Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies. Lancet Neurology, 12(3), 253–263.

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Ngugi, A, et al. “Prevalence of Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Associated Risk Factors: Cross-Sectional and Case-Control Studies.” Lancet Neurology, vol. 12, no. 3, 2013, pp. 253–63.

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Ngugi, A, C Bottomley, I Kleinschmidt, et al. 2013. “Prevalence of Active Convulsive Epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Associated Risk Factors: Cross-Sectional and Case-Control Studies.” Lancet Neurology 12 (3): 253–63.
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+ Bottomley, C More by this author

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+ Kleinschmidt, I More by this author

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+ Wagner, R More by this author

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Publisher:: Elsevier
Journal:: Lancet Neurology More from this journal
Volume:: 12
Issue:: 3
Pages:: 253-263
Publication date:: 2013-01-31
DOI:: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70003-6
EISSN:: 1474-4465
ISSN:: 1474-4422

Language:: English
Pubs id:: pubs:436773
UUID:: uuid:ca42e035-d46d-4718-8054-9b0e01e011ab
Local pid:: pubs:436773
Source identifiers:: 436773
Deposit date:: 2013-11-16
ARK identifier:: ark:/29072/ora_ca42e035d46d471880549b0e01e011ab

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Copyright holder:: Elsevier Ltd.
Copyright date:: 2013
Rights statement:: © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Published open access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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