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Active convulsive epilepsy in a rural district of Kenya: a study of prevalence and possible risk factors.
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BACKGROUND: Few large-scale studies of epilepsy have been done in sub-Saharan Africa. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of, treatment gap in, and possible risk factors for active convulsive epilepsy in Kenyan people aged 6 years or older living in a rural area. METHODS: We undertook a three-phase screening survey of 151,408 individuals followed by a nested community case-control study. Treatment gap was defined as the proportion of cases of active convulsive epilepsy without detectable amou...
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- Journal:
- Lancet. Neurology
- Volume:
- 7
- Issue:
- 1
- Pages:
- 50-56
- Publication date:
- 2008-01-01
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1474-4465
- ISSN:
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1474-4422
- Source identifiers:
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72519
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- English
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